2 Kings

2 Kings 18:8

⁸He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	הֽוּא־	hū-	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
defeated	הִכָּ֧ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
far as Gaza	עַזָּ֖ה	‘az·zāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5804 Gaza
and its borders	גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ	gə·ḇū·le·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
from	מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל	mim·miḡ·dal	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4026 tower
watchtower	נוֹצְרִ֖ים	nō·wṣ·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5341 watch, guard, keep
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
fortified	מִבְצָֽר׃פ	miḇ·ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H4013 fortification
city	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement

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