2 Kings

2 Kings 16:8

⁸Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ahaz	אָחָ֜ז	’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
also took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the silver	הַכֶּ֣סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gold	הַזָּהָ֗ב	haz·zā·hāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
found	הַנִּמְצָא֙	han·nim·ṣā	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and in the treasuries	וּבְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת	ū·ḇə·’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of the king’s	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and he sent it	וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
as a gift	שֹֽׁחַד׃	šō·ḥaḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H7810 present
to the king	לְמֶֽלֶךְ־	lə·me·leḵ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֖וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria

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2 Kings 12:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.