Hebrew Interlinear

2 Chronicles 14:8 Interlinear

And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin of men that bare shields and drew bows hundred and fourscore thousand all these were mighty men had an army

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֣יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2לְאָסָ֗אH609And Asaasa, the name of a king and of a levite
3חָֽיִל׃H2428had an armyprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
4נֹֽשְׂאֵ֤יH5375of men that bareto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
5צִנָּ֣הH6793targetsa (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness)
6וָרֹמַח֒H7420and spearsa lance (as thrown); especially the iron point
7מִֽיהוּדָה֙H3063out of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
8שְׁלֹ֣שׁH7969threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
9מָאתַ֥יִםH3967hundreda hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
10אָ֑לֶףH505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
11וּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ןH1144and out of Benjaminbinjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
12נֹֽשְׂאֵ֤יH5375of men that bareto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
13מָגֵן֙H4043shieldsa shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
14וְדֹ֣רְכֵיH1869and drewto tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
15קֶ֔שֶׁתH7198bowsa bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
16מָאתַ֥יִםH3967hundreda hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
17וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםH8084and fourscoreeighty, also eightieth
18אָ֑לֶףH505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
19כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
20אֵ֖לֶּהH428these or those
21גִּבּ֥וֹרֵיH1368all these were mighty menpowerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
22חָֽיִל׃H2428had an armyprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

Verse Context

2 Chronicles 14:7Therefore he said unto Judah Let us build these cities ...
2 Chronicles 14:8 (current) And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin of men that bare shields and drew bows hundred and fourscore thousand all these were mighty men had an army
2 Chronicles 14:9And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand...

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