2 Chronicles 8:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֜בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֤ית חוֹרוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית חוֹר֖וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן עָרֵ֣י מָצ֔וֹר חוֹמ֖וֹת דְּלָתַ֥יִם וּבְרִֽיחַ׃

Transliteration

wa-yiben ʾet-bêt ḥôrôn hā-ʿelyôn wə-ʾet-bêt ḥôrôn ha-taḥtôn ʿārê māṣôr ḥômôt dəlātayim û-bərîaḥ

Grammar Details

*wa-yiben*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he built
*ʾet-bêt ḥôrôn*: direct object marker + proper noun compound - Beth-horon
*hā-ʿelyôn*: definite article + adjective ms - the upper
*wə-ʾet*: conjunction + direct object marker
*ha-taḥtôn*: definite article + adjective ms - the lower
*ʿārê*: noun fp construct - cities of
*māṣôr*: noun ms - fortress/defense
*ḥômôt*: noun fp - walls
*dəlātayim*: noun dual - double doors/gates
*û-bərîaḥ*: conjunction + noun ms - and bars/bolts

Word Meanings

*bêt ḥôrôn*: Beth-horon (place name)
*ʿelyôn*: upper/highest
*taḥtôn*: lower/lowest
*māṣôr*: fortress/defense/siege
*bərîaḥ*: bar/bolt (for securing gates)

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 7:24 : 24 And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.
2 Chr 14:7 : 7 For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
Josh 16:3 : 3 and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
Josh 16:5 : 5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was [thus]: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;

Similar Verses (AI)

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81%
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78%
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