2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 13:3
3Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abijah | אֲבִיָּ֜ה | ’ă·ḇî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H29 Abijah |
| went | וַיֶּאְסֹ֨ר | way·ye’·sōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H631 tie, bind, imprison |
| into battle | הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| with an army | בְּחַ֙יִל֙ | bə·ḥa·yil | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| of 400,000 | אַרְבַּע־ | ’ar·ba‘- | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| chosen | בָּח֑וּרס | bå̄·ḥū·rs | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| men | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| while Jeroboam | וְיָרָבְעָ֗ם | wə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| drew up | עָרַ֤ךְ | ‘ā·raḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6186 arrange or set in order |
| in formation | מִלְחָמָ֔ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| against him | עִמּוֹ֙ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| with 800,000 | בִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה | biš·mō·w·neh | Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular | H8083 eight |
| chosen | בָּח֖וּר | bā·ḥūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| mighty | גִּבּ֥וֹר | gib·bō·wr | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1368 strong, mighty |
| men | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of valor | חָֽיִל׃ס | ḥā·yil | Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.