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And in the citiesוּבְעָרֵיof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהEphraim,וְאֶפְרַיִםand Simeon,וְשִׁמְעוֹןand as far asוְעַדNaphtali,נַפְתָּלִיin their ruinsבְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶםall around,סָבִיב
2 Chronicles 34:6
Study it in the app“And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around,”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 34:6, word by word
- And in the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- and Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshimon
Simeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appears- Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali
Naphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appears- in their ruinsחַרְבֹתֵיcharvote
General meaning: Sword.
Where else “charvote” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears
Translation note
“In their ruins”: the Hebrew is difficult and allows other readings (“with their swords,” “in their squares”).
The context
5He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
6 · This verse (above)
7he tore down the altars, and the Asherahs and the carved images he crushed to dust, and all the incense altars he cut down throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.