2 Kings 23:11
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
סוּס
çûwç
a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
יְהוּדָה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
פֶּתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
לִשְׁכָּה
lishkâh
a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)
נְתַן־מֶלֶךְ
Nᵉthan-Melek
Nethan-Melek, an Israelite
סָרִיס
çârîyç
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
מִגְרָשׁ
migrâsh
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
רֶכֶב
rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Key Terms in This Verse
סָרִיס çârîyç
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
Study H5631 →פֶּתַח pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
Study H6607 →לִשְׁכָּה lishkâh
a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)
Study H3957 →רֶכֶב rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
Study H7393 →מִגְרָשׁ migrâsh
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea
Study H4054 →שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Study H8121 →שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Study H8121 →Cross References
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