2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 21:3
3Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their father | אֲ֠בִיהֶם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| had given them | וַיִּתֵּ֣ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| many | רַבּ֜וֹת | rab·bō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| gifts | מַתָּנ֨וֹת | mat·tā·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4979 gift |
| of silver | לְכֶ֤סֶף | lə·ḵe·sep̄ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and gold | וּלְזָהָב֙ | ū·lə·zā·hāḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| and precious things | וּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹת | ū·lə·miḡ·dā·nō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H4030 choice of excellent thing |
| as well as | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the fortified | מְצֻר֖וֹת | mə·ṣu·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4694 siege-works, rampart |
| cities | עָרֵ֥י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| in Judah | בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה | bî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| but | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| he gave | נָתַ֥ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the kingdom | הַמַּמְלָכָ֛ה | ham·mam·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| to Jehoram | לִֽיהוֹרָ֖ם | lî·hō·w·rām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3088 Jehoram |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was the firstborn | הַבְּכֽוֹר׃פ | hab·bə·ḵō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
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