2 Kings
2 Kings 25:4
4Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeansc had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden.
They headed toward the Arabah,d
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the city | הָעִ֗יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| was breached | וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע | wat·tib·bā·qa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
| and though the Chaldeans | וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים | wə·ḵaś·dîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3778 Chaldean |
| had surrounded | סָבִ֑יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| the city | הָעִ֖יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the men | אַנְשֵׁ֨י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of war | הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| fled by night | הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ | hal·lay·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| by way | דֶּ֜רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the gate | שַׁ֣עַר׀ | ša·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| between | בֵּ֣ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the two walls | הַחֹמֹתַ֗יִם | ha·ḥō·mō·ṯa·yim | Article; Noun - fd | H2346 wall |
| near | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| garden | גַּ֣ן | gan | Noun - common singular construct | H1588 enclosure, garden |
| They headed | וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| toward | דֶּ֥רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| the Arabah | הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ | hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6160 desert-plain, steppe |
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