Hebrew Interlinear

2 Chronicles 8:9 Interlinear

But of the children of Israel make did Solomon no servants for his work but they were men of war and captains of his captains and captains of his chariots and horsemen

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּמִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
2בְּנֵי֙H1121But of the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
3יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
4אֲ֠שֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
5לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
6נָתַ֧ןH5414maketo give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
7שְׁלֹמֹ֛הH8010did Solomonshelomah, david's successor
8לַֽעֲבָדִ֖יםH5650no servantsa servant
9לִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹH4399for his workproperly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
10כִּיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
11הֵ֜מָּהH1992they (only used when emphatic)
12אַנְשֵׁ֤יH582but they were menproperly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
13מִלְחָמָה֙H4421of wara battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
14וְשָׂרֵ֥יH8269and captainsa head person (of any rank or class)
15שָֽׁלִישָׁ֔יוH7991of his captainsa triple, i.e., (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e., the highest)
16וְשָׂרֵ֥יH8269and captainsa head person (of any rank or class)
17רִכְבּ֖וֹH7393of his chariotsa vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone
18וּפָֽרָשָֽׁיו׃H6571and horsemena steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e., (collectively) cavalry

Verse Context

2 Chronicles 8:8 But of their children who were left after them in the land...
2 Chronicles 8:9 (current) But of the children of Israel make did Solomon no servants for his work but they were men of war and captains of his captains and captains of his chariots and horsemen
2 Chronicles 8:10 And these were the chief officers of king Solomon's...

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