2 Kings
2 Kings 14:7
7Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaziah | הוּא־ | hū- | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| struck down | הִכָּ֨ה | hik·kāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| 10,000 | עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת | ‘ă·śe·reṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H6235 ten |
| Edomites | אֱד֤וֹם | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| in the Valley | בְּגֵיא־ | bə·ḡê- | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1516 valley |
| of Salt | הַמֶּלַח | ham·mɛ·laḥ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4417 salt |
| He took | וְתָפַ֥שׂ | wə·ṯā·p̄aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| Sela | הַסֶּ֖לַע | has·se·la‘ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5554 Sela |
| in battle | בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה | bam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| and called | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| it Joktheel | יָקְתְאֵ֔ל | yā·qə·ṯə·’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3371 Joktheel |
| its name | שְׁמָהּ֙ | šə·māh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8034 name |
| to | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this very | הַזֶּֽה׃פ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 8:13 · Joshua 15:38 · 1 Chronicles 18:12 · Psalm 60:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.