2 Kings 10:11

“Jehu struck all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his close friends and his priests, until he left him no survivor.”

2 Kings 10:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 10:11, word by word

Jehuיֵהוּאyehu

Jehu

Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).

Where else “yehu” appears
struckיַּךְyach

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

Where else “yach” appears
who remainedנִּשְׁאָרִיםnisharim

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “nisharim” appears
of the houseבֵיתvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “vet” appears
of Ahabאַחְאָבachav

Ahab

Ahab: a name meaning "father's brother." It is the king of Israel, son of Omri, who married Jezebel and served Baal (1 Kings 16:29–22:40); a false prophet in Babylon also bears the name (Jeremiah 29:21).

Where else “achav” appears
in Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizrel

Jezreel

See it on the mapWhere else “yizrel” appears
his great menגְּדֹלָיgedolay

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gedolay” appears
and his close friendsמְיֻדָּעָיmeyudaay

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “meyudaay” appears
and his priestsכֹהֲנָיchohanay

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “chohanay” appears
survivorשָׂרִידsarid

survivor

Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.

Where else “sarid” appears

Places in this verse

Jezreel
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jezreel

    Today: Zir'in and the Jezreel Valley, Israel

    A city and valley in northern Israel, between Galilee and Samaria.

    There Ahab and Jezebel took Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21:1-16), and Jezebel died there (2 Kgs 9:30-37).

    1 Kings 21:12 Kings 9:301 Samuel 29:1Joshua 19:18

The context

10Know, then, that nothing of the word of YHWH will fall to the ground, which YHWH spoke against the house of Ahab; YHWH has done what he spoke through his servant Elijah.”

11 · This verse (above)

12He got up and came and went to Samaria. He was at Beth-eked of the shepherds on the way,

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