1 Kings

1 Kings 14:23

²³They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵ֧מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
also	גַם־	ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
built	וַיִּבְנ֨וּ	way·yiḇ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1129 build
for themselves	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
high places	בָּמ֥וֹת	bā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
sacred pillars	וּמַצֵּב֖וֹת	ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
and Asherah poles	וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים	wa·’ă·šê·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H842 Ashera
on	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
high	גְבֹהָ֔ה	ḡə·ḇō·hāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1364 high, exalted
hill	גִּבְעָ֣ה	giḇ·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1389 hill
and under	וְתַ֖חַת	wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
green	רַעֲנָֽן׃	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
tree	עֵ֥ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.