2 Chronicles 8:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;”

2 Chronicles 8:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Chronicles 8:514 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּ֜בֶןwayiben

buildconjH1129

obtain children · make · repair · set ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

בֵּ֤יתbēyt

Beth-horonnounH1032

חוֹרוֹן֙ḥwōrwōn

Beth-horonnounH1032

הָֽ/עֶלְי֔וֹןhāʿeləywōn

(MostparticleH5945

on) high(-er · -est) · upper

וְ/אֶתwəʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853

בֵּ֥יתbēyt

Beth-horonnounH1032

חוֹר֖וֹןḥwōrwōn

Beth-horonnounH1032

הַ/תַּחְתּ֑וֹןhataḥətwōn

lowerparticleH8481

nether

עָרֵ֣יʿārēy

AinounH5892

city · court · town

מָצ֔וֹרmāṣwōr

besiegednounH4692

bulwark · defence · fenced · fortress ···

חוֹמ֖וֹתḥwōmwōt

wallnounH2346

walled

דְּלָתַ֥יִםdəlātayim

doornounH1817

gate · leaf · lid

וּ/בְרִֽיחַwbəriyḥa

barconjH1280

fugitive

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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