Hebrew Interlinear

2 Chronicles 11:5 Interlinear

dwelt And Rehoboam in Jerusalem and built cities for defence in Judah

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבH3427dweltproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
2רְחַבְעָ֖םH7346And Rehoboamrechabam, an israelite king
3בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389in Jerusalemjerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine
4וַיִּ֧בֶןH1129and builtto build (literally and figuratively)
5עָרִ֛יםH5892citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
6לְמָצ֖וֹרH4692for defencesomething hemming in, i.e., (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness
7בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃H3063in Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

Verse Context

2 Chronicles 11:4 Thus saith of the LORD Ye shall not go up ...
2 Chronicles 11:5 (current)dwelt And Rehoboam in Jerusalem and built cities for defence in Judah
2 Chronicles 11:6He built even Bethlehem and Etam...

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