2 Kings 17:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י בָבֶ֗ל עָשׂוּ֙ אֶת־סֻכּ֣וֹת בְּנ֔וֹת וְאַנְשֵׁי־כ֔וּת עָשׂ֖וּ אֶת־נֵֽרְגַ֑ל וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י חֲמָ֖ת עָשׂ֥וּ אֶת־אֲשִׁימָֽא׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾanšê bābel ʿāśû ʾet-sukkôt bənôt wə-ʾanšê-kût ʿāśû ʾet-nērəgal wə-ʾanšê ḥămāt ʿāśû ʾet-ʾăšîmāʾ

Grammar Details

*wə-ʾanšê*: conjunction + masculine plural construct - and men of
*bābel*: proper noun - Babylon
*ʿāśû*: Qal perfect 3cp - made
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*sukkôt*: feminine plural construct - Succoth/booths/tabernacles of
*bənôt*: feminine plural noun - daughters
*kût*: proper noun - Cuth
*nērəgal*: proper noun - Nergal
*ḥămāt*: proper noun - Hamath
*ʾăšîmāʾ*: proper noun - Ashima

Word Meanings

*sukkôt bənôt*: Succoth-benoth (deity name) or 'booths of daughters'
*ʿāśû*: made/fashioned/created (idols)

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 17:24 : 24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

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