2 Samuel
2 Samuel 5:9
9So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terracesb inward.
Footnotes
- b 5:9 Hebrew the Millo
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| took up residence | וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the fortress | בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה | bam·mə·ṣu·ḏāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4686 net, capture, fastness |
| and called | וַיִּקְרָא־ | way·yiq·rā- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| it | לָ֖הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| the City | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| of David | דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| He | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| built it up | וַיִּ֤בֶן | way·yi·ḇen | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| all the way around | סָבִ֔יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the supporting terraces | הַמִּלּ֖וֹא | ham·mil·lō·w | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4407 rampart, citadel |
| inward | וָבָֽיְתָה׃ | wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.