2 Kings 14:7
Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
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ASV
He slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, unto this day.
KJV
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הוּא־ | hu'- | he | H1931 → |
| הִכָּ֨ה | hi.Kah | he struck down | H5221 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֱד֤וֹם | 'e.Dom | Edom | H123 → |
| בְּגֵיא־ | be.gei'- | in [the] Valley of | H1516 → |
| מֶ֙לַח֙ | me.lach | Salt | H4417 → |
| עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת | 'a.Se.ret | ten | H6235 → |
| אֲלָפִ֔ים | 'a.la.Fim | thousand<s> | H505 → |
| וְתָפַ֥שׂ | ve.ta.Fas | and he seized | H8610 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַסֶּ֖לַע | ha.Se.la' | <the> Sela | H5554 → |
| בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה | ba.mil.cha.Mah | in <the> battle | H4421 → |
| וַיִּקְרָ֤א | vai.yik.Ra' | and he called | H7121 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שְׁמָהּ֙ | she.Mah | name its | H8034 → |
| יָקְתְאֵ֔ל | ya.ke.te.'El | Joktheel | H3371 → |
| עַ֖ד | 'ad | until | H5704 → |
| הַיּ֥וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ פ | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
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