2 Kings
2 Kings 15:16
16At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that time | אָ֣ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| Menahem | מְ֠נַחֵם | mə·na·ḥêm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4505 Menachem |
| starting from Tirzah | מִתִּרְצָ֔ה | mit·tir·ṣāh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8656 Tirtsah |
| attacked | יַכֶּֽה־ | yak·keh- | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| Tiphsah | תִּפְסַ֨ח | tip̄·saḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8607 Tiphsach |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| everyone | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| in its | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| vicinity | גְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ | gə·ḇū·le·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| because | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they would not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| open | פָתַ֖ח | p̄ā·ṯaḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6605 open |
| So he attacked | וַיַּ֑ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| and ripped open | בִּקֵּֽעַ׃פ | biq·qê·a‘ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the pregnant women | הֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָ | he·hā·rō·w·ṯe·hā | Article; Adjective - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H2030 pregnant |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 8:12 · 1 Kings 4:24 · Hosea 13:16 · Amos 1:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.