2 Kings

2 Kings 25:8–10

⁸On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. ⁹He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem — every significant building. ¹⁰And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

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2 Kings 25:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the seventh	בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה	bə·šiḇ·‘āh	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
day of the fifth	הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙	ha·ḥă·mî·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H2549 fifth
month	וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ	ū·ḇa·ḥō·ḏeš	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
in the nineteenth	תְּשַֽׁע־	tə·ša‘-	Number - feminine singular construct	H8672 a nine, nonad
year	שְׁנַת֙	šə·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Nebuchadnezzar’s	נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר	nə·ḇu·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
reign	לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
Nebuzaradan	נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ן	nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5018 Nebuzaradan
captain	רַב־	raḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
of the guard	טַבָּחִ֛ים	ṭab·bā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2876 cook
a servant	עֶ֥בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5650 slave, servant
of the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
entered	בָּ֞א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

2 Kings 25:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He burned down	וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף	way·yiś·rōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the royal	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the houses	בָּתֵּ֧י	bāt·tê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
significant	גָּד֖וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
building	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house

2 Kings 25:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
army	חֵ֣יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
under	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the captain	רַב־	raḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
of the guard	טַבָּחִֽים׃	ṭab·bā·ḥîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2876 cook
broke down	נָֽתְצוּ֙	nā·ṯə·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5422 pull down, break down
the walls	חוֹמֹ֥ת	ḥō·w·mōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2346 wall
around	סָבִ֑יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

Cross-references

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2 Kings 25:8 Jeremiah 52:12–16

2 Kings 25:9 Amos 2:5 · Psalm 74:3–7 · 2 Chronicles 36:19 · Micah 3:12 · 1 Kings 9:8 · Psalm 79:1 · Jeremiah 37:8 · Isaiah 64:10–11 · Jeremiah 52:13 · Acts 6:13–14 · Jeremiah 34:22 · Jeremiah 37:10

2 Kings 25:10 Nehemiah 1:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.