Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 25:3 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 2 Kings 25:3, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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”
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) |
Verse Context
2 Kings 25:2was besieged And the city unto the eleventh ...
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
2 Kings 25:4was broken up And the city of war fled by night...