2 Kings

2 Kings 7:17

17Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩wə·ham·me·leḵConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
had appointedהִפְקִ֨ידhip̄·qîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
the officerהַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁhaš·šā·lîšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7991 third
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
whoseאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
armיָדוֹ֙yā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
he leanedנִשְׁעָ֤ןniš·‘ānVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH8172 lean, support oneself
to be in charge ofעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרhaš·ša·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8179 gate
but the peopleהָעָ֛םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
trampled himוַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּway·yir·mə·su·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH7429 trample
in the gatewayבַּשַּׁ֖עַרbaš·ša·‘arPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8179 gate
and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תway·yā·mōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
had foretoldדִּבֶּ֔רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
had comeבְּרֶ֥דֶתbə·re·ḏeṯPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3381 come or go down, descend
to himאֵלָֽיו׃’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to

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