2 Kings 9:10
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֶּלֶב
keleb
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
אִיזֶבֶל
ʼÎyzebel
Izebel, the wife of king Ahab
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
יִזְרְעֵאל
Yizrᵉʻêʼl
Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
פָּתַח
pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
פֶּתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
נוּס
nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
Key Terms in This Verse
יִזְרְעֵאל Yizrᵉʻêʼl
Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites
Study H3157 →פָּתַח pâthach
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Study H6605 →נוּס nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
Study H5127 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.
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