2 Kings 8:21
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהוֹרָם
Yᵉhôwrâm
Jehoram, the name of a Syrian and of three Israelites
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
רֶכֶב
rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
נָכָה
nâkâh
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
אֱדֹם
ʼĔdôm
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
סָבַב
çâbab
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
רֶכֶב
rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
נוּס
nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
אֹהֶל
ʼôhel
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
Key Terms in This Verse
אֱדֹם ʼĔdôm
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
Study H123 →סָבַב çâbab
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
Study H5437 →רֶכֶב rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
Study H7393 →רֶכֶב rekeb
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
Study H7393 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →נוּס nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
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