2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 32:18

¹⁸Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew^e to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.

Footnotes

e 32:18 Or in the dialect of Judah

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
loudly	בְקוֹל־	ḇə·qō·wl-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
in Hebrew	יְהוּדִ֗ית	yə·hū·ḏîṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3066 in Jewish
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the people	עַ֤ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wall	הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה	ha·ḥō·w·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
to frighten	לְיָֽרְאָ֖ם	lə·yā·rə·’ām	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
and terrify them	וּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑ם	ū·lə·ḇa·hă·lām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H926 alarm, dismay
in order	לְמַ֖עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
to capture	יִלְכְּד֥וּ	yil·kə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.