2 Kings 25:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: | The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers. | And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he took | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | vai-yi-KACH | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| [the] chief of | רַב־ | rav- | H7227B | chiefרַב (rav) captain, chief Aramaic equivalent: rav.re.van (רַבְרְבָן "noble" H7261) |
| [the] bodyguards | טַבָּחִ֗ים | ta-ba-CHIM | H2876 | guardטַבָּח (tab.bach) 1) executioner, cook, bodyguard, guardsman 1a) cook (who also killed the animal for food) 1b) guardsmen, bodyguard Aramaic equivalent: tab.bach (טַבָּח "guardsman" H2877) |
| Seraiah | שְׂרָיָה֙ | se-ra-YAH | H8304H | Seraiahשְׂרָיָהוּ (se.ra.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.18; son of: Azariah (H5838L); father of: Jehozadak (H3087) and Ezra (H5830) § Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler" 1) the scribe or secretary of David 2) son of Azariah, father of Jehozadak, and the chief priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah and at the time of the capture of Jerusalem 3) son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and one of the men who went to Gedaliah, the governor over Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, and gave their oath to serve the king of Babylon … |
| [the] priest of | כֹּהֵ֣ן | ko-HEN | H3548 | priestכֹּהֵן (ko.hen) 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549) |
| the head | הָרֹ֔אשׁ | ha-ROSH | H7218H | No entry |
| Zephaniah | צְפַנְיָ֖הוּ | tze-fan-YA-hu | H6846G | Zephaniahצְפַנְיָהוּ (tse.phan.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.18; son of: Maaseiah (H4641X) § Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured" 1) the 9th in order of the 12 minor prophets; descendant of king Hezekiah of Judah and prophet in the time of king Josiah of Judah 2) son of Maaseiah and second priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah; succeeded Jehoiada and an officer of the temple; slain at Riblah on the capture of Jerusalem 3) father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah 4) a Levite |
| a priest | כֹּהֵ֣ן | ko-HEN | H3548 | priestכֹּהֵן (ko.hen) 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549) |
| second | מִשְׁנֶ֑ה | mish-NEH | H4932H | secondמִשְׁנֶה (mish.neh) 1) double, copy, second, repetition 1a) double 1b) copy (of law) 1c) second (in order) 1c1) second rank 1c2) second in age 1d) second quarter or district |
| [the] three | שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת | she-LO-shet | H7969 | threeשָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) 1) three, triad 1a) 3, 300, third Aramaic equivalent: te.lat (תְּלָת "three" H8532) |
| [the] keepers of | שֹׁמְרֵ֥י | sho-me-REI | H8104H | to keep: obeyשָׁמַר (sha.mar) : obey/observe 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep, have charge of 1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a2a) watch, watchman (participle) 1a3) to watch for, wait for 1a4) to watch, observe 1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain 1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 1a8) to keep, preserve, protect 1a9) to keep, reserve 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 1b3) to be kept, be guarded … |
| the threshold | הַסַּֽף׃ | ha-SAF | H5592B | thresholdסַף (saph) 1) threshold, sill 1a) threshold, sill, door-keeper |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.