2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 34:7
7He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He tore down | וַיְנַתֵּ֣ץ | way·nat·têṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5422 pull down, break down |
| the altars | הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹת | ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4196 altar |
| and Asherah poles | הָאֲשֵׁרִ֤ים | hā·’ă·šê·rîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H842 Ashera |
| crushed | כִּתַּ֣ת | kit·taṯ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3807 beat, crush by beating |
| the idols | וְהַפְּסִלִים֙ | wə·hap·pə·si·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6456 id. |
| to powder | לְהֵדַ֔ק | lə·hê·ḏaq | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H1854 crush, pulverise, thresh; be fine |
| and cut to pieces | גִּדַּ֖ע | gid·da‘ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1438 hew, hew down or off |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the incense altars | הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים | ha·ḥam·mā·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2553 sun-pillar |
| throughout | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the land | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Then he returned | וַיָּ֖שָׁב | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Jerusalem | לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס | lî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
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2 Chronicles 31:1 · Deuteronomy 9:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.