Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 23:5 Interlinear

And he put down the idolatrous priests had ordained whom the kings of Judah them also that burned incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places round about Jerusalem them also that burned incense unto Baal to the sun and to the moon and to the planets and to all the host of heaven

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהִשְׁבִּ֣יתH7673And he put downto repose, i.e., desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
2אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3הַכְּמָרִ֗יםH3649the idolatrous priestsproperly, an ascetic (as if shrunk with self-maceration), i.e., an idolatrous priest (only in plural)
4אֲשֶׁ֤רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
5נָֽתְנוּ֙H5414had ordainedto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
6מַלְכֵ֣יH4428whom the kingsa king
7יְהוּדָ֔הH3063of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
8הַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣יםH6999them also that burned incenseto smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
9בַּבָּמוֹת֙H1116in the high placesan elevation
10בְּעָרֵ֣יH5892in the citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
11יְהוּדָ֔הH3063of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
12וּמְסִבֵּ֖יH4524and in the places round abouta divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around
13יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Jerusalemjerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine
14וְאֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
15הַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣יםH6999them also that burned incenseto smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
16לַבַּ֗עַלH1168unto Baalbaal, a phoenician deity
17לַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁH8121to the sunthe sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement
18וְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙H3394and to the moonthe moon
19וְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹתH4208and to the planetsa constellation, i.e., zodiacal sign (perhaps as affecting the weather)
20וּלְכֹ֖לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
21צְבָ֥אH6635and to all the hosta mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
22הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃H8064of heaventhe 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

Verse Context

2 Kings 23:4commanded And the king Hilkiah and the priests the high...
2 Kings 23:5 (current)And he put down the idolatrous priests had ordained whom the kings of Judah them also that burned incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places round about Jerusalem them also that burned incense unto Baal to the sun and to the moon and to the planets and to all the host of heaven
2 Kings 23:6And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD without...

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