2 Kings 17:30
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, | The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, | And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and [the] people of | וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י | ve-'an-SHEI | H0582 | humanאֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606) |
| Babylon | בָבֶ֗ל | va-VEL | H0894 | Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) § Babel or Babylon = "confusion (by mixing)" Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates |
| they made | עָשׂוּ֙ | 'a-SU | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| Succoth | סֻכּ֣וֹת | su-KOT | H5524 | Succoth-benothסֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת (suk.kot be.not) § Succoth-benoth = "the daughter's booth" Assyrian or Babylonian deity worshipped by the Babylonians in Samaria |
| Benoth | בְּנ֔וֹת | be-NOT | H5524 | Succoth-benothסֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת (suk.kot be.not) § Succoth-benoth = "the daughter's booth" Assyrian or Babylonian deity worshipped by the Babylonians in Samaria |
| and [the] people of | וְאַנְשֵׁי־ | ve-'an-shei- | H0582 | humanאֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606) |
| Cuthah | כ֔וּת | Khut | H3575 | Cuthahכּוּתָה (ku.tah) § Cuth = "crushing" a place from which king Sargon of Assyria imported colonists into Israel; probably a location approx 20 (32 km) miles northeast of Babylon |
| they made | עָשׂ֖וּ | 'a-SU | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| Nergal | נֵֽרְגַ֑ל | ne-re-GAL | H5370 | Nergalנֵרְגָּ֑ל (ne.re.gal) § Nergal = "hero" one of the chief deities of Assyria and Babylon and worshipped by the men of Cuth |
| and [the] people of | וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י | ve-'an-SHEI | H0582 | humanאֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606) |
| Hamath | חֲמָ֖ת | cha-MAT | H2574G | Lebo-(Hamath)לְב֥וֹא (bo) This name means to go in, enter Combined with cha.mat (חֲמָת "Hamath" H2574) |
| they made | עָשׂ֥וּ | 'a-SU | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| Ashima | אֲשִׁימָֽא׃ | 'a-shi-MA' | H0807 | Ashimaאֲשִׁימָא (a.shi.ma) § Ashima = "guiltiness: I will make desolate" a god of Hamath |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.