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and next to himוְעַל יָדוֹAmasiahעֲמַסְיָהsonבֶןof Zichri,זִכְרִיwho had offered himself willinglyהַמִּתְנַדֵּבto YHWH,לַיהוָהand with himוְעִמּוֹtwo hundredמָאתַיִםthousandאֶלֶףmighty menגִּבּוֹרof valor.חָיִל
2 Chronicles 17:16
Study it in the app“and next to him Amasiah son of Zichri, who had offered himself willingly to YHWH, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 17:16, word by word
- and next to himיָדyad
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yad” appears- Amasiahעֲמַסְיָהamasya
Amasiah
Amasiah: name of a commander in Jehoshaphat's army. It means "Yah has carried (bears the burden)."
Where else “amasya” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Zichriזִכְרִיzichri
Zichri
Zichri, a name borne by many men, among them a son of Izhar, of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 6:21).
Where else “zichri” appears- who had offered himself willinglyמִּתְנַדֵּבmitnadev
volunteer
To give oneself gladly.
Where else “mitnadev” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- two hundredמָאתַיִםmatayim
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “matayim” appears- thousandאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibor
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appears- of valorחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears
The context
15and next to him Jehohanan the commander, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 · This verse (above)
17And from Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him those armed with bow and shield, two hundred thousand;