2 Kings 23:24

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2 Kings 23:24, word by word

those who call up the deadאֹבוֹתovot

medium

A departed soul some tried to consult.

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and the spiritistsיִּדְּעֹנִיםyidonim

spiritist

Someone who claims to consult the dead.

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the teraphimתְּרָפִיםterafim

household gods

Teraphim: images of gods kept in the home. The Bible counts them among idols (1 Samuel 15:23; Zechariah 10:2).

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the idolsגִּלֻּלִיםgilulim

idols

Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.

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the detestable thingsשִּׁקֻּצִיםshikutsim

detestable thing

Detestable thing: what is disgusting; said above all of idols.

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were seenנִרְאוּniru

appear

To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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and in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּyoshiyahu

Josiah

Josiah: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "founded by Yah." He is the king of Judah announced by name in 1 Kings 13:2, who reigned about three hundred years later (2 Kings 22–23); a man in Zechariah 6:10 is also called this.

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purgedבִּעֵרbier

sweep away

To wipe out completely: "purge the evil".

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confirmהָקִיםhakim

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

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the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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of the lawתּוֹרָהtora

law

Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.

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writtenכְּתֻבִיםketuvim

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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in the bookסֵּפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

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Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilkiyahu

Hilkiah

Hilkiah: a name meaning "my portion is YHWH," borne by several men: the father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18); the high priest who found the book of the law in Josiah's time (2 Kings 22:8); the father of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1), and others.

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the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

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

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foundמָצָאmatsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

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in the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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