2 Kings

2 Kings 9:35–36

³⁵But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.

³⁶So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.

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2 Kings 9:35

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when they went out	וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to bury her	לְקָבְרָ֑הּ	lə·qā·ḇə·rāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H6912 bury
they found	מָ֣צְאוּ	mā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
nothing	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
but	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
her	בָ֗הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
skull	הַגֻּלְגֹּ֛לֶת	hag·gul·gō·leṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1538 skull, head, poll
her feet	וְהָרַגְלַ֖יִם	wə·hā·raḡ·la·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - fd	H7272 foot
and the palms	וְכַפּ֥וֹת	wə·ḵap·pō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of her hands	הַיָּדָֽיִם׃	hay·yā·ḏā·yim	Article; Noun - fd	H3027 hand

2 Kings 9:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they went back	וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֮	way·yā·šu·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
and told	וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ	way·yag·gî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
who replied	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	ה֔וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He spoke	דִּבֶּ֗ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
through	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
His servant	עַבְדּ֛וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
the Tishbite	הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י	hat·tiš·bî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8664 Tishbite
On the plot	בְּחֵ֣לֶק	bə·ḥê·leq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2506 portion, tract, territory
at Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶ֔אל	yiz·rə·‘el	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel
the dogs	הַכְּלָבִ֖ים	hak·kə·lā·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3611 dog
will devour	יֹאכְל֥וּ	yō·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
the flesh	בְּשַׂ֥ר	bə·śar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh
of Jezebel	אִיזָֽבֶל׃	’î·zā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H348 Izebel

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