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2 Chronicles 17:12 Interlinear

“ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly and he built in Judah castles and cities of store”

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2 Chronicles 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיְהִ֧י	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֛ט	H3092	And Jehoshaphat	jehoshaphat, the name of six israelites; also of a valley near jerusalem
3	הֹלֵ֥ךְ	H1980	waxed	to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
4	וְגָדֵ֖ל	H1432	great	large (literally or figuratively)
5	עַד	H5704		as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
6	לְמָ֑עְלָה	H4605	exceedingly	properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
7	וַיִּ֧בֶן	H1129	and he built	to build (literally and figuratively)
8	בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה	H3063	in Judah	jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
9	בִּירָֽנִיּ֖וֹת	H1003	castles	a fortress
10	וְעָרֵ֥י	H5892	and cities	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
11	מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃	H4543	of store	a magazine

2 Chronicles 17:12 (current) And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly and he built in Judah castles and cities of store