Then the priests,וַ הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםaroseיָּקֻמוּand blessedוַיְבָרֲכוּthe people,אֶת הָעָםand their voiceוַ בְּקוֹלָםwas heard,יִּשָּׁמַעand their prayerוַ תְפִלָּתָםcameתָּבוֹאto his holyקָדְשׁוֹdwelling,לִמְעוֹןto the heavens.לַשָּׁמָיִם
2 Chronicles 30:27
Study it in the app“Then the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy dwelling, to the heavens.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 30:27, word by word
- Then the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- aroseיָּקֻמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- and blessedיְבָרֲכוּyevarachu
greet
To wish someone God's good; to greet.
Where else “yevarachu” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and their voiceקוֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- was heardיִּשָּׁמַעyishama
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishama” appears- and their prayerתְפִלָּתָtefilata
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefilata” appears- cameתָּבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears- to his holyקָדְשׁkadsh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadsh” appears- dwellingמְעוֹןmeon
dwelling, lair
Dwelling: the place where someone lives; often the heavens or the sanctuary where God dwells; also the lair of jackals.
Where else “meon” appears- to the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
heaven
God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".
Where else “shamayim” appears
The context
26There was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.
27 · This verse (above)