Jehuיֵהוּאstruckוַיַּךְallאֵת כָּלwho remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםof the houseלְבֵיתof Ahabאַחְאָבin Jezreel,בְּיִזְרְעֶאלand allוְכָלhis great menגְּדֹלָיוand his close friendsוּמְיֻדָּעָיוand his priests,וְכֹהֲנָיוuntilעַדhe leftהִשְׁאִירhimלוֹnoבִּלְתִּיsurvivor.שָׂרִיד
2 Kings 10:11
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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
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).
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,