2 Kings

2 Kings 8:21

²¹So Jehoram^c crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.

Footnotes

c 8:21 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram (the son of Jehoshaphat), as in verse 16; also in verses 23 and 24

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jehoram	יוֹרָם֙	yō·w·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3141 Joram
crossed over	וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to Zair	צָעִ֔ירָה	ṣā·‘î·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6811 Tsair
with	עִמּ֑וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his chariots	הָרֶ֖כֶב	hā·re·ḵeḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
When the Edomites	אֱד֜וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
surrounded	הַסֹּבֵ֤יב	has·sō·ḇêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
his chariot	הָרֶ֔כֶב	hā·re·ḵeḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
commanders	שָׂרֵ֣י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
he	ה֞וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
rose up	קָ֣ם	qām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and attacked	וַיַּכֶּ֨ה	way·yak·keh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
by night	לַ֗יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
His troops	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
however	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
fled	וַיָּ֥נָס	way·yā·nās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
to their homes	לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃	lə·’ō·hā·lāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.