Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 20:10 Interlinear

answered And Hezekiah It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees return for the shadow backward ten degrees

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559answeredto say (used with great latitude)
2יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּH3169And Hezekiahjechizkijah, the name of five israelites
3נָקֵ֣לH7043It is a light thingto be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
4הַצֵּ֛לH6738for the shadowshade, whether literal or figurative
5לִנְט֖וֹתH5186to go downto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
6עֶ֥שֶׂרH6235tenten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
7מַֽעֲלֽוֹת׃H4609degreeselevation, i.e., the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step o
8לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
9כִ֔יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
10יָשׁ֥וּבH7725returnto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
11הַצֵּ֛לH6738for the shadowshade, whether literal or figurative
12אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖יתH322backwardbackwards
13עֶ֥שֶׂרH6235tenten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
14מַֽעֲלֽוֹת׃H4609degreeselevation, i.e., the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step o

Verse Context

2 Kings 20:9said And Isaiah This sign ...
2 Kings 20:10 (current)answered And Hezekiah It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees return for the shadow backward ten degrees
2 Kings 20:11cried And Isaiah the prophet unto the LORD and he brought...

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