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2 Kings 25:3 Interlinear

“And on the ninth day of the fourth month prevailed the famine in the city and there was no bread for the people of the land”

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2 Kings 25 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה	H8672	And on the ninth	nine or (ordinal) ninth
2	לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ	H2320	day of the fourth month	the new moon; by implication, a month
3	וַיֶּֽחֱזַ֥ק	H2388	prevailed	to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra
4	הָֽרָעָ֖ב	H7458	the famine	hunger (more or less extensive)
5	בָּעִ֑יר	H5892	in the city	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
6	וְלֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
7	הָ֥יָה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
8	לֶ֖חֶם	H3899	and there was no bread	food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
9	לְעַ֥ם	H5971	for the people	a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
10	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	H776	of the land	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

2 Kings 25:3 (current)And on the ninth day of the fourth month prevailed the famine in the city and there was no bread for the people of the land