2 Kings

2 Kings 25:5

⁵but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but the army	חֵיל־	ḥêl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּים֙	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
pursued	וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ	way·yir·də·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
and overtook	וַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּ	way·yaś·śi·ḡū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5381 reach, overtake
him	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
in the plains	בְּעַרְב֣וֹת	bə·‘ar·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
of Jericho	יְרֵח֑וֹ	yə·rê·ḥōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
and his whole	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
army	חֵיל֔וֹ	ḥê·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
deserted	נָפֹ֖צוּ	nā·p̄ō·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
him	מֵעָלָֽיו׃	mê·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.