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2 Chronicles 34:7

He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 34:7
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Original language and places

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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְנַתֵּ֣ץ אֶת־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹת וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֤ים וְהַפְּסִלִים֙ כִּתַּ֣ת לְהֵדַ֔ק וְכָל־הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים גִּדַּ֖ע בְּכָל־אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֖שָׁב לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ס

  1. וַיְנַתֵּ֣ץvay.na.Tetz“and he pulled down”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַץ · “to tear” · Strong's H5422
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.Chot“the altars”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  4. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. הָאֲשֵׁרִ֤יםha.'a.she.Rim“the Asherah poles”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֲשֵׁרָה · “Asherah” · Strong's H0842
  6. וְהַפְּסִלִים֙ve.ha.pe.si.Lim“and the idols”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּסִיל · “idol” · Strong's H6456
  7. כִּתַּ֣תki.Tat“he crushed”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּתַת · “to crush” · Strong's H3807
  8. לְהֵדַ֔קle.he.Dak“to pulverize”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from דָּקַק · “to crush” · Strong's H1854
  9. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. הַֽחַמָּנִ֥יםha.cha.ma.Nim“the incense altars”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַמָּן · “pillar” · Strong's H2553
  11. גִּדַּ֖עgi.Da'“he cut down”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדַע · “to cut down|off” · Strong's H1438
  12. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  13. אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  14. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  15. וַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shov“and he returned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  16. לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סli.ru.sha.Lim“to Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
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)