Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 17:16 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 2 Kings 17:16, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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...