2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 25:18
18But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Jehoash | יוֹאָ֣שׁ | yō·w·’āš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3101 Joash |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| replied | וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Amaziah | אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ | ’ă·maṣ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H558 Amatsjah |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֮ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| A thistle | הַח֜וֹחַ | ha·ḥō·w·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2336 brier, bramble |
| in Lebanon | בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן | bal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
| sent | שָׁ֠לַח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| a message to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a cedar | הָאֶ֜רֶז | hā·’e·rez | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H730 cedar |
| in Lebanon | בַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ | bal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Give | תְּנָֽה־ | tə·nāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your daughter | בִּתְּךָ֥ | bit·tə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1323 daughter |
| to my son | לִבְנִ֖י | liḇ·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| in marriage | לְאִשָּׁ֑ה | lə·’iš·šāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Then a wild | הַשָּׂדֶה֙ | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| beast | חַיַּ֤ת | ḥay·yaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| in Lebanon | בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן | bal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
| came along | וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר | wat·ta·‘ă·ḇōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| and trampled | וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס | wat·tir·mōs | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7429 trample |
| the thistle | הַחֽוֹחַ׃ | ha·ḥō·w·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2336 brier, bramble |
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