2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 8:5

⁵He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rebuilt	וַיִּ֜בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
Upper	הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן	hā·‘el·yō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
and Lower	הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן	hat·taḥ·tō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H8481 lower, lowest
Beth-horon	חוֹר֖וֹן	ḥō·w·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1032 Beth-Choron
as fortified	מָצ֔וֹר	mā·ṣō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
cities	עָרֵ֣י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
with walls	חוֹמ֖וֹת	ḥō·w·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2346 wall
gates	דְּלָתַ֥יִם	də·lā·ṯa·yim	Noun - fd	H1817 door
and bars	וּבְרִֽיחַ׃	ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1280 bar

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