Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 17:16 Interlinear
“And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God and made them molten images even two calves and made a grove and worshipped all the host of heaven and served Baal”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּ | H5800 | And they left | to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 4 | מִצְוֹת֙ | H4687 | all the commandments | a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law) |
| 5 | יְהוָ֣ה | H3068 | of the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 6 | אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם | H430 | their God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 7 | וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ | H6213 | and made | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 8 | לָהֶ֛ם | H0 | ||
| 9 | מַסֵּכָ֖ה | H4541 | them molten images | properly, a pouring over, i.e., fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e., league; concretely a coverlet (as if pour |
| 10 | שְׁנֵ֣ים | H8147 | even two | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 11 | עֲגָלִ֑ים | H5695 | calves | a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e., a steer) |
| 12 | וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ | H6213 | and made | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 13 | אֲשֵׁירָ֗ה | H842 | a grove | asherah (or astarte) a phoenician goddess; also an image of the same |
| 14 | וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ | H7812 | and worshipped | to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god) |
| 15 | לְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 16 | צְבָ֣א | H6635 | all the host | a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci |
| 17 | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | H8064 | of heaven | the 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 |
| 18 | וַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּ | H5647 | and served | to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc |
| 19 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 20 | הַבָּֽעַל׃ | H1168 | Baal | baal, a phoenician deity |
Verse Context
2 Kings 17:15And they rejected his statutes and his covenant ...
2 Kings 17:16 (current)And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God and made them molten images even two calves and made a grove and worshipped all the host of heaven and served Baal
2 Kings 17:17to pass And they caused their sons and their daughters through the fire...