In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.2 Kings 18:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֗ה עָלָ֞ה סַנְחֵרִ֤יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל כָּל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃
- וּבְאַרְבַּע֩u.ve.'ar.Ba'“and in four-”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
- עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה'es.Reh“teen”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
- שָׁנָ֜הsha.Nah“year”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekh“of the king”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- חִזְקִיָּ֗הchiz.ki.Yah“Hezekiah”Noun, proper name of a man · from חִזְקִיָּהוּ · “Hezekiah” · Strong's H2396G
- עָלָ֞ה'a.Lah“he came up”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
- סַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.Riv“Sennacherib”Noun, proper name of a man · from סַנְחֵרִיב · “Sennacherib” · Strong's H5576
- מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- אַשּׁוּר֙'a.Shur“Assyria”Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשּׁוּר · “Assyria” · Strong's H0804G
- עַ֣ל'al“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- עָרֵ֧י'a.Rei“[the] cities of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- הַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.Rot“<the> fortified”Definite article + Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from בָּצַר · “to gather|restrain|fortify” · Strong's H1219
- וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.Sem“and he seized them”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תָּפַשׂ · “to capture” · Strong's H8610
Places named in this verse
- Assyriaregion · Identification: certain · Map of Assyria (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Assyria on OpenBible.info