2 Kings

2 Kings 23:6

⁶He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brought	וַיֹּצֵ֣א	way·yō·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
the Asherah pole	הָאֲשֵׁרָה֩	hā·’ă·šê·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
from the house	מִבֵּ֨ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Kidron	קִדְר֔וֹן	qiḏ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6939 Kidron
Valley	נַ֣חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
outside	מִח֤וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
Jerusalem	לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	lî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and	קִדְר֖וֹן	qiḏ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6939 Kidron
he burned	וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף	way·yiś·rōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
it	אֹתָ֛הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
ground	וַיָּ֣דֶק	way·yā·ḏeq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1854 crush, pulverise, thresh; be fine
to powder	לְעָפָ֑ר	lə·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and threw	וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙	way·yaš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
its dust	עֲפָרָ֔הּ	‘ă·p̄ā·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the graves	קֶ֖בֶר	qe·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6913 grave, sepulchre
of the common	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

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