Ezra 4:5
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָעַץ
yâʻats
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
פָּרַר
pârar
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
חֵפֶץ
chêphets
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
כּוֹרֶשׁ
Kôwresh
Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
פָּרַס
Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
עַד
ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
מַלְכוּת
malkûwth
a rule; concretely, a dominion
דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ
Dârᵉyâvêsh
{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}
פָּרַס
Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּרַר pârar
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
Study H6565 →דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ Dârᵉyâvêsh
{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}
Study H1868 →פָּרַס Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
Study H6539 →פָּרַס Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
Study H6539 →חֵפֶץ chêphets
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
Study H2656 →עַד ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
Study H5705 →Cross References
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