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2 Chronicles 26:9

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
2 Chronicles 26:9
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Original language and places

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)

וַיִּ֨בֶן עֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ מִגְדָּלִים֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַל־שַׁ֧עַר הַפִּנָּ֛ה וְעַל־שַׁ֥עַר הַגַּ֖יְא וְעַל־הַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַ וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃

  1. וַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.ven“and he built”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  2. עֻזִּיָּ֤הוּ'u.zi.Ya.hu“Uzziah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֻזִּיָּהוּ · “Uzziah” · Strong's H5818G
  3. מִגְדָּלִים֙mig.da.Lim“towers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִגְדָּל · “tower” · Strong's H4026M
  4. בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Lim“in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  5. עַל־'al-“at”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. שַׁ֧עַרSha.'ar“[the] gate of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  7. הַפִּנָּ֛הha.pi.Nah“the corner”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from פִּנָּה · “Corner( Gate)” · Strong's H6438G
  8. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and at”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar“[the] gate of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  10. הַגַּ֖יְאha.Gay'“the valley”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from גַּיְא · “Valley( Gate)” · Strong's H1516M
  11. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and at”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. הַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַha.mik.Tzo.a'“the buttress”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִקְצֹעַ · “Angle” · Strong's H4740G
  13. וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃Vay.cha.ze.Kem“and he made strong them”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)