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2 Chronicles 21:4

When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
2 Chronicles 21:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּ֨קָם יְהוֹרָ֜ם עַל־מַמְלֶ֤כַת אָבִיו֙ וַיִּתְחַזַּ֔ק וַיַּהֲרֹ֥ג אֶת־כָּל־אֶחָ֖יו בֶּחָ֑רֶב וְגַ֖ם מִשָּׂרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  2. יְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.Ram“Jehoram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹרָם · “Jehoram” · Strong's H3088G
  3. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  4. מַמְלֶ֤כַתmam.Le.khat“[the] kingdom of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מַמְלָכָה · “kingdom” · Strong's H4467
  5. אָבִיו֙'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  6. וַיִּתְחַזַּ֔קvai.yit.cha.Zak“and he strengthened himself”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
  7. וַיַּהֲרֹ֥גvai.ya.ha.Rog“and he killed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. אֶחָ֖יו'e.Chav“brothers his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  11. בֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.rev“with the sword”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  12. וְגַ֖םve.Gam“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  13. מִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.Rei“some of [the] leaders of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  14. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)