1 Kings
1 Kings 15:13
13He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He also | וְגַ֣ם׀ | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| removed | וַיְסִרֶ֙הָ֙ | way·si·re·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| his grandmother | אִמּ֗וֹ | ’im·mōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| Maacah | מַעֲכָ֣ה | ma·‘ă·ḵāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4601 Maakah |
| from | מִגְּבִירָ֔ה | mig·gə·ḇî·rāh | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H1377 lady, queen |
| because | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| she had made | עָשְׂתָ֥ה | ‘ā·śə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a detestable | מִפְלֶ֖צֶת | mip̄·le·ṣeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H4656 horrid thing |
| Asherah pole | לָאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה | lā·’ă·šê·rāh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H842 Ashera |
| Asa | אָסָא֙ | ’ā·sā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H609 Asa |
| chopped down | וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת | way·yiḵ·rōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| the pole | מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ | mip̄·laṣ·tāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4656 horrid thing |
| and burned | וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף | way·yiś·rōp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8313 burn |
| it in the Kidron | קִדְרֽוֹן׃ | qiḏ·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6939 Kidron |
| Valley | בְּנַ֥חַל | bə·na·ḥal | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
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