2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 36:19
19Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the Chaldeans set fire to | וַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙ | way·yiś·rə·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8313 burn |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and broke down | וַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּ | way·nat·tə·ṣū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5422 pull down, break down |
| the wall | חוֹמַ֣ת | ḥō·w·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2346 wall |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| They burned down | שָׂרְפ֣וּ | śā·rə·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8313 burn |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the palaces | אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ | ’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H759 citadel |
| and destroyed | לְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ס | lə·haš·ḥîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| every | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| article | כְּלֵ֥י | kə·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| of value | מַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָ | ma·ḥă·mad·de·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H4261 desire, desirable thing |
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