2 Chronicles 6:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.”

2 Chronicles 6:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Chronicles 6:711 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יְהִ֕יwayəhiy

and it wasconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

עִםʿim

withpronH5973

against · and · as · before ···

לְבַ֖בləbab

the heart ofnounH3824

bethink themselves · comfortably · courage · heart ···

דָּוִ֣ידdāwiyd

DavidnounH1732

אָבִ֑/יʾābiy

father mynounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

לִ/בְנ֣וֹתlibənwōt

to buildpronH1129

obtain children · make · repair · set ···

בַּ֔יִתbayit

a housenounH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

לְ/שֵׁ֥םləšēm

for the name ofpronH8034

base · named · renown · report

יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֱלֹהֵ֥יʾĕlōhēy

the God ofnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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