Hebrew Interlinear

2 Chronicles 2:6 Interlinear

But who is able him who am I then that I should build him an house and heaven and heaven and heaven cannot contain him who am I then that I should build him an house save only to burn sacrifice before

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּמִ֤יH4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
2יַֽעֲצָרH6113But who is ableto inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
3כֹּ֙חַ֙H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)
4אֶבְנֶהH1129him who am I then that I should buildto build (literally and figuratively)
5ל֣וֹH0
6בַ֔יִתH1004him an housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
7כִּ֧יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064and heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
9הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064and heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
10הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםH8064and heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
11לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
12יְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּH3557cannot containproperly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
13וּמִ֤יH4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
14אֲנִי֙H589i
15אֲשֶׁ֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
16אֶבְנֶהH1129him who am I then that I should buildto build (literally and figuratively)
17לּ֣וֹH0
18בַ֔יִתH1004him an housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
19כִּ֖יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
20אִםH518save onlyused very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
21לְהַקְטִ֥ירH6999to burn sacrificeto smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
22לְפָנָֽיו׃H6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

Verse Context

2 Chronicles 2:5And the house which I build for great ...
2 Chronicles 2:6 (current) But who is able him who am I then that I should build him an house and heaven and heaven and heaven cannot contain him who am I then that I should build him an house save only to burn sacrifice before
2 Chronicles 2:7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work...

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