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2 Kings 17:9
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📖 King James Version

And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

🔤 Interlinear Analysis — Hebrew (BDB)

# Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Translation Definition
1 וַ/יְחַפְּא֣וּ חָפָא H2644 HC/Vpw3mp חָפָא an orthographical variation of חָפָה; properly, to cover, i.e. (in a sinister sense) to act covertly: do secretly.
2 בְנֵֽי בֵּן H1121 HNcmpc בֵּן from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like אָב, אָח, etc.)): + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
3 יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 HNp יִשְׂרָאֵל from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: Israel.
4 דְּבָרִים֙ דָּבָר H1697 HNcmpa דָּבָר from דָּבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
5 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר H834 HTr אֲשֶׁר a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.: X after, X alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
6 לֹא לֹא H3808 HTn לֹא or lowi; or loh (Deut. 3:11); a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows): X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
7 כֵ֔ן כֵּן H3651 HAamsa כֵּן from כּוּן; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles): + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, X you.
8 עַל עַל H5921 HR עַל properly, the same as עָל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow): above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.
9 יְהוָ֖ה יְהֹוָה H3068 HNp יְהֹוָה from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
10 אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֑ם אֱלֹהִים H430 HNcmpc/Sp3mp אֱלֹהִים plural of אֱל֫וֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
11 וַ/יִּבְנ֨וּ בָּנָה H1129 HC/Vqw3mp בָּנָה a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively): (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
12 לָ/הֶ֤ם HR/Sp3mp
13 בָּמוֹת֙ בָּמָה H1116 HNcfpa בָּמָה from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation: height, high place, wave.
14 בְּ/כָל כֹּל H3605 HR/Ncmsc כֹּל or (Jer. 33:8) kowl; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense): (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
15 עָ֣רֵי/הֶ֔ם עִיר H5892 HNcfpc/Sp3mp עִיר or (in the plural) par; or ayar (Judges 10:4); from עוּר a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post): Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
16 מִ/מִּגְדַּ֥ל מִגְדָּל H4026 HR/Ncbsc מִגְדָּל also (in plural) feminine migdalah; from גָּדַל; a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers: castle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.
17 נוֹצְרִ֖ים נָצַר H5341 HVqrmpa נָצַר a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.): besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
18 עַד עַד H5704 HR עַד properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with): against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.
19 עִ֥יר עִיר H5892 HNcfsc עִיר or (in the plural) par; or ayar (Judges 10:4); from עוּר a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post): Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
20 מִבְצָֽר מִבְצָר H4013 HNcmsa מִבְצָר also (in plural) feminine (Dan. 11:15) mibtsarah; from בָּצַר; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender: (de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).