2 Kings

2 Kings 25:22

²²Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר	nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
appointed	וַיַּפְקֵ֣ד	way·yap̄·qêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
Gedaliah	גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ	gə·ḏal·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahikam	אֲחִיקָ֥ם	’ă·ḥî·qām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H296 Achikam
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shaphan	שָׁפָֽן׃פ	šā·p̄ān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8227 rock-badger
over	עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
the people	וְהָעָ֗ם	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
he had left behind	הִשְׁאִ֔יר	hiš·’îr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.