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2 Kings 6:25
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And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
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And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was [sold] for fourscore [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.
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And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
And there was a greatH1419 famineH7458 in SamariaH8111: and, behold, they besiegedH6696 it, until an ass'sH2543 headH7218 was sold for fourscoreH8084 pieces of silverH3701, and the fourth partH7255 of a cabH6894 of dove's dungH1686 H3123 H2755 for fiveH2568 pieces of silverH3701.
Original Hebrew
וַיְהִי רָעָב גָּדֹול בְּשֹׁמְרֹון וְהִנֵּה צָרִים עָלֶיהָ עַד הֱיֹות רֹאשׁ־חֲמֹור בִּשְׁמֹנִים כֶּסֶף וְרֹבַע הַקַּב [חֲרֵייֹונִים כ] (דִּבְיֹונִים ק) בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־כָסֶף׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יְהִ֨י |
va/y.Hi | H1961 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ it was |
רָעָ֤ב |
ra.'Av | H7458 | HNcmsa | a famine |
גָּדוֹל֙ |
ga.dOl | H1419 | HAamsa | great |
בְּ/שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן |
be./Sho.me.Ron | H8111 | HR/Np | in/ Samaria |
וְ/הִנֵּ֖ה |
ve./hi.Neh | H2009 | HC/Tm | and/ there! |
צָרִ֣ים |
tza.Rim | H6696 | HVqrmpa | (they were) laying siege |
עָלֶ֑י/הָ |
'a.Lei./ha | H5921 | HR/Sp3fs | on/ it |
עַ֣ד |
'ad | H5704 | HR | until |
הֱי֤וֹת |
he.Yot | H1961 | HVqc | was |
רֹאשׁ |
rosh- | H7218 | HNcmsc | (the) head of |
חֲמוֹר֙ |
cha.mOr | H2543 | HNcbsa | a donkey |
בִּ/שְׁמֹנִ֣ים |
bi/sh.mo.Nim | H8084 | HR/Acbpa | for/ eighty |
כֶּ֔סֶף |
Ke.sef | H3701 | HNcmsa | silver |
וְ/רֹ֛בַע |
ve./Roa' | H7255 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) fourth part of |
הַ/קַּ֥ב |
ha./Kav | H6894 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ kab |
חרי |
chărêy-yôwnîym | H2755 | HNcmsc | |
יונים |
ba./cha.mi.shah- | H3123 | HNcfpa | for/ five |
בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁה |
Kha.sef | H2568 | HR/Acmsa | silver |
כָֽסֶף |
keçeph | H3701 | HNcmsa |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
- H1686 — דִּבְיוֹן (dibyôwn, dib-yone'): in the margin for the textual reading, חֶרְיוֹן; both, (in the plural only and) of uncertain derivation,; probably some cheap vegetable, perhaps a bulbous root; dove's dung.
- H2543 — חֲמוֹר (chămôwr, kham-ore'): or (shortened) חֲמֹר; from חָמַר; a male ass (from its dun red); (he) ass.
- H2568 — חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, khaw-maysh'): masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
- H2755 — חֲרֵי־יוֹנִים (chărêy-yôwnîym, khar-ay'-yo-neem'): from the plural of חֶרֶא and the plural of יוֹנָה; or perhaps rather the plural of a single word חֲרָאיוֹן, probably a kind of vegetable; excrements of doves {or a vegetable}; doves' dung.
- H3123 — יוֹנָה (yôwnâh, yo-naw'): probably from the same as יַיִן; a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating); dove, pigeon.
- H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
- H6696 — צוּר (tsûwr, tsoor): a primitive root; to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile); adversary, assault, beset, besiege, bind (up), cast, distress, fashion, fortify, inclose, lay siege, put up in bags.
- H6894 — קַב (qab, kab): from קָבַב; a hollow, i.e. vessel used as a (dry) measure; cab.
- H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
- H7255 — רֹבַע (rôbaʻ, ro'-bah): from רָבַע; a quarter; fourth participle
- H7458 — רָעָב (râʻâb, raw-awb'): from רָעֵב; hunger (more or less extensive); dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger.
- H8084 — שְׁמֹנִים (shᵉmônîym, shem-o-neem'): or שְׁמוֹנִים; multiple from שְׁמֹנֶה; eighty, also eightieth; eighty(-ieth), fourscore.
- H8111 — שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn, sho-mer-one'): from the active participle of שָׁמַר; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine; Samaria.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.
- H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a great famine — 1 Kings 18:2, 2 Kings 6:28-29, 2 Kings 7:4, 2 Kings 25:3, Jeremiah 14:13-15, Jeremiah 14:18, Jeremiah 32:24, Jeremiah 52:6
- an ass's head — Ezekiel 4:13-16
Reciprocal references (13): Genesis 12:10, Genesis 41:55, 2 Samuel 21:1, 1 Kings 8:37, 1 Kings 16:17, 2 Kings 7:1, 2 Kings 18:27, 2 Chronicles 6:28, Psalms 59:15, Isaiah 36:12, Lamentations 1:11, Ezekiel 5:16, Amos 4:6
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ABUNDANCE-WANT
- Torrey’s: SYRIA
- Nave’s: ARMIES, ASS (DONKEY), CAB, FAMINE, ISRAEL, MEASURE, SAMARIA, SIEGE
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