Ezra 5:17
Old Testament • 27 words with Strong's data
"Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
תּוּר
tûwr
to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
בָּבֶל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
כּוֹרֶשׁ
Kôwresh
Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
רָצָה
râtsâh
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt
עַל
ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Key Terms in This Verse
עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →תּוּר tûwr
to meander (causatively, guide) about, especially fortrade or reconnoitring
Study H8446 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →Cross References
That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, an...
And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
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