Hebrew Interlinear
2 Chronicles 23:17 Interlinear
“went Then all the people to the house of Baal and brake it down his altars and his images and brake Mattan the priest of Baal and slew before his altars”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ | H935 | went | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | כָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 3 | הָעָ֤ם | H5971 | Then all the people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 4 | בֵּית | H1004 | to the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 5 | הַבַּ֔עַל | H1168 | of Baal | baal, a phoenician deity |
| 6 | וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ | H5422 | and brake it down | to tear down |
| 7 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 8 | הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃ | H4196 | his altars | an altar |
| 9 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 10 | צְלָמָ֖יו | H6754 | and his images | a phantom, i.e., (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol |
| 11 | שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ | H7665 | and brake | to burst (literally or figuratively) |
| 12 | וְאֵ֗ת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 13 | מַתָּן֙ | H4977 | Mattan | mattan, the name of a priest of baal, and of an israelite |
| 14 | כֹּהֵ֣ן | H3548 | the priest | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 15 | הַבַּ֔עַל | H1168 | of Baal | baal, a phoenician deity |
| 16 | הָֽרְג֖וּ | H2026 | and slew | to smite with deadly intent |
| 17 | לִפְנֵ֥י | H6440 | before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 18 | הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃ | H4196 | his altars | an altar |
Verse Context
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