2 Chronicles 5:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king at the feast, which was [in] the seventh month.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקָהֲל֧וּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ כָּל־אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בֶּחָ֑ג ה֖וּא הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃

Transliteration

And-wayyiqqāhălû to-the-meleḵ all-ʾîš yiśrāʾēl in-the-ḥāḡ he the-ḥōḏeš the-šəḇîʿî׃

Grammar Details

*wayyiqqāhălû*: niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they assembled/gathered
*meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular - king
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man/men (collective usage)
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ḥāḡ*: noun, masculine singular - feast/festival
*ḥōḏeš*: noun, masculine singular - month/new moon
*šəḇîʿî*: adjective, masculine singular - seventh

Word Meanings

*wayyiqqāhălû*: they assembled/they were assembled/they gathered
*ʾîš*: man/men/each one (collective)
*ḥāḡ*: feast/festival/pilgrimage
*ḥōḏeš*: month/new moon

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 8:2 : 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
2 Chr 7:8-9 : 8 So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt. 9 And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. 10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away unto their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Jehovah had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
Lev 23:34-36 : 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto Jehovah. 35 On the first day shall be a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work. 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah: on the eighth day shall be a holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Jehovah: it is a solemn assembly; ye shall do no servile work.

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1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' [houses] of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
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8So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.
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