2 Kings

2 Kings 17:5

⁵Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.