2 Kings

2 Kings 3:26

26When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When the kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
sawוַיַּרְא֙way·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הham·mil·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
was too fierceחָזַ֥קḥā·zaqVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
for himמִמֶּ֖נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; third person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
with himא֠וֹתוֹ’ō·w·ṯōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH854 with
sevenשְׁבַע־šə·ḇa‘-Number - feminine singular constructH7651 seven
hundredמֵא֨וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
swordsmenאִ֜ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
to break throughלְהַבְקִ֛יעַlə·haḇ·qî·a‘Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH1234 cleave, break open or through
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Edomאֱד֖וֹם’ĕ·ḏō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH123 name of a condiment
but they could not prevailיָכֹֽלוּ׃yā·ḵō·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.