2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 13:21
21But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Abijah | אֲבִיָּ֔הוּ | ’ă·ḇî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H29 Abijah |
| grew strong | וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק | way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zêq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| married | וַיִּ֨שָּׂא־ | way·yiś·śā- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| fourteen | אַרְבַּ֣ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| wives | נָשִׁ֖ים | nā·šîm | Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and became the father | וַיּ֗וֹלֶד | way·yō·w·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| of twenty-two | עֶשְׂרִ֤ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| sons | בָּנִ֔ים | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and sixteen | וְשֵׁ֥שׁ | wə·šêš | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H8337 six |
| daughters | בָּנֽוֹת׃ס | bā·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1323 daughter |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.