2 Chronicles 21:16

Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
2 Chronicles 21:16
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּ֨עַר יְהוָ֜ה עַל־יְהוֹרָ֗ם אֵ֣ת ר֤וּחַ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ וְהָ֣עַרְבִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־יַ֥ד כּוּשִֽׁים׃

  1. וַיָּ֨עַרvai.Ya.'ar“and he stirred up”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עוּר · “to rouse” · Strong's H5782
  2. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  4. יְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.Ram“Jehoram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹרָם · “Jehoram” · Strong's H3088G
  5. אֵ֣ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. ר֤וּחַRu.ach“[the] spirit of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רוּחַ · “temper” · Strong's H7307J
  7. הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ha.pe.lish.Tim“the Philistines”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  8. וְהָ֣עַרְבִ֔יםve.Ha.'ar.Vim“and the Arabs”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַרְבִי · “Arabian” · Strong's H6163B
  9. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. עַל־'al-“[were] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. יַ֥דyad“[the] hand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “to” · Strong's H3027K
  12. כּוּשִֽׁים׃ku.Shim“[the] Cushites”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from כּוּשִׁי · “Cushite” · Strong's H3569G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)