2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 3:17

¹⁷Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin,ⁿ and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.^o

Footnotes

n 3:17 Jachin probably means He establishes.
o 3:17 Boaz probably means in Him is strength.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he set up	וַיָּ֤קֶם	way·yā·qem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
the pillars	הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙	hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5982 pillar, column
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
front	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the temple	הַהֵיכָ֔ל	ha·hê·ḵāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1964 palace, temple
one	אֶחָ֥ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
on the south	מִיָּמִ֖ין	mî·yā·mîn	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
and one	וְאֶחָ֣ד	wə·’e·ḥāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
on the north	מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול	mê·haś·śə·mō·wl	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8040 the left
on the south	הַיְמִינִי	hay·mī·nī	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H3227 right
he named	וַיִּקְרָ֤א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Jachin	יָכִ֔ין	yā·ḵîn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3199 Jakin
on the north	הַשְּׂמָאלִ֖י	haś·śə·mā·lî	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H8042 left, on the left
he named	וְשֵׁ֥ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Boaz	בֹּֽעַז׃ס	bō·‘az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1162 Boaz

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.