2 Kings

2 Kings 23:14

¹⁴He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He smashed the sacred pillars	הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת	ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
to pieces	וְשִׁבַּר֙	wə·šib·bar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
cut down	וַיִּכְרֹ֖ת	way·yiḵ·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
the Asherah poles	הָאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים	hā·’ă·šê·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H842 Ashera
and covered	וַיְמַלֵּ֥א	way·mal·lê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
the sites	מְקוֹמָ֖ם	mə·qō·w·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4725 standing, spot, condition
with human	אָדָֽם׃	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
bones	עַצְמ֥וֹת	‘aṣ·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6106 bone, substance, self

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.