2 Kings
2 Kings 19:18
18They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone — the work of human hands.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They have cast | וְנָתְנ֥וּ | wə·nā·ṯə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| their gods | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| into the fire | בָּאֵ֑שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and destroyed them | וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃ | way·’ab·bə·ḏūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H6 perish |
| for | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵ֗מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were not | לֹ֨א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| gods | אֱלֹהִ֜ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| but | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| only | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| wood | עֵ֥ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| and stone | וָאֶ֖בֶן | wā·’e·ḇen | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| the work | מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה | ma·‘ă·śêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of human | אָדָ֛ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| hands | יְדֵֽי־ | yə·ḏê- | Noun - feminine dual construct | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
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Acts 17:29 · Jeremiah 10:3–9 · Isaiah 44:9–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.