Hebrew Interlinear
2 Chronicles 11:5 Interlinear
“dwelt And Rehoboam in Jerusalem and built cities for defence in Judah”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב | H3427 | dwelt | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 2 | רְחַבְעָ֖ם | H7346 | And Rehoboam | rechabam, an israelite king |
| 3 | בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | H3389 | in Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
| 4 | וַיִּ֧בֶן | H1129 | and built | to build (literally and figuratively) |
| 5 | עָרִ֛ים | H5892 | cities | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 6 | לְמָצ֖וֹר | H4692 | for defence | something hemming in, i.e., (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness |
| 7 | בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃ | H3063 | in Judah | jehudah (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...