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2 Chronicleschapter 12

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2 Chronicles 12— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

2 Chronicles 12:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹuvehikaneoand when he humbled himselfH3665שָׁ֤בshavit turned backH7725מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mimenufrom himH4480אַף־ʾaf-[the] anger ofH639יְהוָ֔הyahwehYahwehH3068וְלֹ֥אvelo'and notH3808לְהַשְׁחִ֖יתlehashchitto destroyH7843לְכָלָ֑הlekhalahto complete destructionH3617וְגַם֙vegamand alsoH1571בִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbihudahin JudahH3063הָיָ֖הhayahit wasH1961דְּבָרִ֥יםdevarimthingsH1697טוֹבִֽים׃ סtovimgoodH2896

Rashi on II Chronicles 12:12

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
And when he humbled himself, the Lord’s wrath returned from him He should have stated this above immediately when he said, “And Shishak.. marched,” but he interrupted in between because he had to mention, “And..made instead of them shields of copper.”

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A reign summed up: he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD13

2 Chronicles 12:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞קvaiyitchazekand he strengthened himselfH2388הַמֶּ֧לֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428רְחַבְעָ֛םrechavamRehoboamH7346בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbirushalimin JerusalemH3389וַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְvaiyimlokhand he reignedH4427כִּ֣יkiforH3588בֶן־ven-[was] a son ofH1121אַרְבָּעִ֣יםʾarbaimfortyH705וְאַחַ֣תveachatand oneH259שָׁנָה֩shanahyear[s]H8141רְחַבְעָ֨םrechavamRehoboamH7346בְּמָלְכ֜וֹbemalekhowhen became king heH4427וּֽשֲׁבַ֨עushava'and seven-H7651עֶשְׂרֵ֥הʾesrehteenH6240שָׁנָ֣ה׀shanahyear[s]H8141מָלַ֣ךְmalakhhe reignedH4427בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbirushalimin JerusalemH3389הָ֠עִירhairthe cityH5892אֲשֶׁר־ʾasher-whereH834בָּחַ֨רbacharhe had chosenH977יְהוָ֜הyahwehYahwehH3068לָשׂ֨וּםlasumto putH7760אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853שְׁמ֥וֹshemoname hisH8034שָׁם֙shamthereH8033מִכֹּל֙mikolfrom allH3605שִׁבְטֵ֣יshivtei[the] tribes ofH7626יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelH3478וְשֵׁ֣םveshemand [the] name ofH8034אִמּ֔וֹʾimomother hisH517נַעֲמָ֖הnaamah[was] NaamahH5279הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃haamonitthe Ammonite [woman]H5984

Rashi on II Chronicles 12:13

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
And King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem And he explains why, because when he was first made king, he was forty-one years old; therefore, he had the strength and the power to strengthen himself.

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