2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 23:5
5a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a third | וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ | wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H7992 third |
| shall be at the royal | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| palace | בְּבֵ֣ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and a third | וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית | wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H7992 third |
| at the Foundation | הַיְס֑וֹד | hay·sō·wḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3247 foundation, base |
| Gate | בְּשַׁ֣עַר | bə·ša·‘ar | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| while all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the others | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| are to be in the courtyards | בְּחַצְר֖וֹת | bə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct | H2691 enclosure, court |
| of the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.