Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 25:4 Interlinear

was broken up And the city of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls garden which is by the king's now the Chaldees And the city round about by the way toward the plain

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַתִּבָּקַ֣עH1234was broken upto cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
2הָעִ֖ירH5892And the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
3וְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
4אַנְשֵׁ֨יH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
5הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀H4421of wara battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
6הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙H3915fled by nightproperly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
7דֶּ֥רֶךְH1870by the waya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
8שַׁ֣עַר׀H8179of the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
9בֵּ֣יןH996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
10הַחֹֽמֹתַ֗יִםH2346between two wallsa wall of protection
11אֲשֶׁר֙H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
13גַּ֣ןH1588gardena garden (as fenced)
14הַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428which is by the king'sa king
15וְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםH3778now the Chaldeesa kasdite, or descendant of kesed; by implication, a chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
16עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
17הָעִ֖ירH5892And the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
18סָבִ֑יבH5439round about(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
19וַיֵּ֖לֶךְH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
20דֶּ֥רֶךְH1870by the waya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
21הָֽעֲרָבָֽה׃H6160toward the plaina desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the jordan and its continuation to the red sea

Verse Context

2 Kings 25:3And on the ninth day of the fourth month prevailed the famine in the city ...
2 Kings 25:4 (current)was broken up And the city of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls garden which is by the king's now the Chaldees And the city round about by the way toward the plain
2 Kings 25:5pursued And the army of the Chaldees after the king and overtook...

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