2 Kings 22:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. | to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple. | unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the craftsmen | לֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים | le-CHA-ra-SHIM | H2796 | artificerחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים (cha.rash) 1) craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer 1a) graver, artificer 1b) skilful to destroy (warriors) (fig.) |
| and to the builders | וְלַבֹּנִ֖ים | ve-la-bo-NIM | H1129 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| and to the masons | וְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑ים | ve-la-go-de-RIM | H1443 | to wall up/offגָּדַר (ga.dar) 1) to wall up, wall off, close off, build a wall 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wall up, shut off 1a2) masons (participle) |
| and to acquire | וְלִקְנ֤וֹת | ve-lik-NOT | H7069 | to buyקְנָא (qe.na) (P'al) to acquire, buy, purchase Aramaic of qa.nah (קָנָה "to buy" H7069) |
| woods | עֵצִים֙ | 'e-TZIM | H6086G | woodאָע (a) wood, beam, timber Aramaic of ets (עֵץ ": wood" H6086) |
| and stones of | וְאַבְנֵ֣י | ve-'av-NEI | H0068G | stoneאֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) : stone 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror … |
| hewing | מַחְצֵ֔ב | mach-TZEV | H4274 | hewingמַחְצֵב (mach.tsev) 1) hewing, hewn 1a) of stones |
| to repair | לְחַזֵּ֖ק | le-cha-ZEK | H2388G | to strengthen: strengthenחָזַק (cha.zaq) : strengthen/support/encourage 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard … |
| the house | הַבָּֽיִת׃ | ha-BA-yit | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.