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They tore downוַיִּתְּצוּthe standing stoneמַצְּבַתof Baal,הַבָּעַלand they tore downוַיִּתְּצוּthe houseבֵּיתof Baalהַבַּעַלand made itוַיְשִׂמֻהוּinto latrinesלְמוֹצָאוֹתtoעַדthis day.הַיּוֹם
2 Kings 10:27
Study it in the app“They tore down the standing stone of Baal, and they tore down the house of Baal and made it into latrines to this day.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 10:27, word by word
- They tore downיִּתְּצוּyittsu
tear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “yittsu” appears- the standing stoneמַצְּבַתmatsvat
standing stone
Standing stone: a stone set upright as a memorial of something, of a meeting with God or of a covenant. Later laws forbid the standing stones of Canaanite worship, which were objects of worship.
Where else “matsvat” appears- of Baalבָּעַלbaal
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “baal” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- and made itיְשִׂמֻyesimu
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “yesimu” appears- into latrinesמוֹצָאוֹתmotsaot
latrine
A place for the body's waste.
Where else “motsaot” appears- this dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
26They brought out the standing stones of the house of Baal and burned it.
27 · This verse (above)
28So Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel.