2 Kings 20:18
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
זוּב
zûwb
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
יָלַד
yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
סָרִיס
çârîyç
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
בָּבֶל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Key Terms in This Verse
יָלַד yâlad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Study H3205 →סָרִיס çârîyç
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
Study H5631 →זוּב zûwb
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
Study H2100 →בָּבֶל Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Study H894 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his re...
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;
So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
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