2 Kings
2 Kings 17:5–6
5Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
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2 Kings 17:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁ֖וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| invaded | וַיַּ֥עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| the whole | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| marched up | וַיַּ֙עַל֙ | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to Samaria | שֹׁמְר֔וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| and besieged | וַיָּ֥צַר | way·yā·ṣar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6696 confine, bind, besiege |
| it | עָלֶ֖יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| for three | שָׁלֹ֥שׁ | šā·lōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| years | שָׁנִֽים׃ | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
2 Kings 17:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the ninth | הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ית | hat·tə·šî·‘îṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8671 ninth |
| year | בִּשְׁנַ֨ת | biš·naṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8141 year |
| of Hoshea | לְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַ | lə·hō·wō·šê·a‘ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1954 Hoshea |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁוּר֙ | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| captured | לָכַ֤ד | lā·ḵaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| Samaria | שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| and carried away | וַיֶּ֥גֶל | way·ye·ḡel | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to Assyria | אַשּׁ֑וּרָה | ’aš·šū·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| where he settled | וַיֹּ֨שֶׁב | way·yō·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| them | אֹתָ֜ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in Halah | בַּחְלַ֧ח | baḥ·laḥ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2477 Chalach |
| in Gozan | גּוֹזָ֖ן | gō·w·zān | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1470 Gozan |
| by the Habor | וּבְחָב֛וֹר | ū·ḇə·ḥā·ḇō·wr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2249 Chabor |
| River | נְהַ֥ר | nə·har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5104 stream, river |
| and in the cities | וְעָרֵ֥י | wə·‘ā·rê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of the Medes | מָדָֽי׃פ | mā·ḏāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4074 Medes, Media |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 17:5 Hosea 13:16
2 Kings 17:6 Hosea 13:16 · 1 Chronicles 5:26 · Deuteronomy 28:64 · Amos 5:27 · 2 Kings 18:10–11 · Leviticus 26:32–33 · Isaiah 13:17 · Deuteronomy 28:36 · Isaiah 21:2 · Deuteronomy 29:27–28 · Deuteronomy 4:25–28 · 1 Kings 14:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.