1 Chronicles 11:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֤בֶן הָעִיר֙ מִסָּבִ֔יב מִן־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא וְעַד־הַסָּבִ֑יב וְיוֹאָ֕ב יְחַיֶּ֖ה אֶת־שְׁאָ֥ר הָעִֽיר

Transliteration

And-wayyiḇen hāʿîr from-missāḇîḇ, from-hammillô' and-to-hassāḇîḇ; and-Yô'āḇ yᵊḥayyeh 'eṯ-šᵊ'ār hāʿîr

Grammar Details

*wayyiḇen*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he built
*hāʿîr*: article + noun feminine singular - the city
*missāḇîḇ*: preposition + adverb - from around
*hammillô'*: article + noun masculine singular - the Millo/filling
*hassāḇîḇ*: article + adverb - the surrounding area
*yᵊḥayyeh*: Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he restored/revived
*šᵊ'ār*: noun masculine singular construct - remainder of

Word Meanings

*wayyiḇen*: and he built/constructed/fortified
*missāḇîḇ*: from around/surrounding/on all sides
*hammillô'*: the Millo/filling/terrace
*hassāḇîḇ*: the surrounding area/circumference/perimeter
*yᵊḥayyeh*: he restored/revived/repaired/preserved
*šᵊ'ār*: remainder of/rest of/rest of

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Referenced Verses

Judg 9:6 : 6 And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
Judg 9:20 : 20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
1 Kgs 11:27 : 27 And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
2 Kgs 12:20 : 20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, [on the way] that goeth down to Silla.
Neh 4:2 : 2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Sam 5:9
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9And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
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5And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised [it] up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo [in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
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2 Chr 8:2
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2 Chr 11:10-12
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2 Sam 20:15
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2 Chr 8:5
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1 Kgs 9:15
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Zech 14:10
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