2 Kings

2 Kings 17:14

¹⁴But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they would not	וְלֹ֖א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמֵ֑עוּ	šā·mê·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
and they stiffened	וַיַּקְשׁ֤וּ	way·yaq·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
their necks	עָרְפָּם֙	‘ā·rə·pām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6203 back of neck, neck
like their fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֔ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
who	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
believe	הֶאֱמִ֔ינוּ	he·’ĕ·mî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H539 confirm, support
the LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God

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