2 Kings 16:4

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
2 Kings 16:4
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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)

וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ וַיְקַטֵּ֛ר בַּבָּמ֖וֹת וְעַל־הַגְּבָע֑וֹת וְתַ֖חַת כָּל־עֵ֥ץ רַעֲנָֽן׃

  1. וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַvay.za.Be.ach“and he sacrificed”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָבַח · “to sacrifice” · Strong's H2076
  2. וַיְקַטֵּ֛רvay.ka.Ter“and he made smoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָטַר · “offer” · Strong's H6999H
  3. בַּבָּמ֖וֹתba.ba.Mot“at the high places”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from בָּמָה · “high place” · Strong's H1116
  4. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. הַגְּבָע֑וֹתha.ge.va.'ot“the hills”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from גִּבְעָה · “hill” · Strong's H1389I
  6. וְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chat“and under”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  7. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  8. עֵ֥ץ'etz“tree”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  9. רַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.Nan“luxuriant”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַעֲנָן · “luxuriant” · Strong's H7488B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)