2 Kings 3:25

“They tore down the cities, and on every good plot of land each one threw his stone and they filled it; they stopped up every spring of water and felled every good tree, until only in Kir-hareseth its stones were left; and the slingers surrounded it and struck it.”

2 Kings 3:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 3:25, word by word

They tore downיַהֲרֹסוּyaharosu

tear down; break through

Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.

Where else “yaharosu” appears
the citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “arim” appears
goodטוֹבָהtova

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tova” appears
plot of landחֶלְקָהchelka

plot

A plot of land belonging to someone.

Where else “chelka” appears
each oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
threwיַשְׁלִיכוּyashlichu

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

Where else “yashlichu” appears
his stoneאַבְנavn

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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and they filled itמִלְאוּmilu

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

Where else “milu” appears
they stopped upיִסְתֹּמוּyistomu

stop up

To plug wells or breaches.

Where else “yistomu” appears
springמַעְיַןmayan

spring, fountain

Spring, fountain of water; figuratively, a source.

Where else “mayan” appears
of waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and felledיַפִּילוּyapilu

cast lots

To make fall; throw lots.

Where else “yapilu” appears
treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

Where else “ets” appears
only in Kir-haresethקִּירkir

Kir-hareseth

Kir-hareseth. A fortified city of Moab; the name means "wall of baked brick." It is also called Kir-heres or Kir of Moab (Isaiah 15:1; 16:7, 11).

Where else “kir” appears
were leftהִשְׁאִירhishir

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “hishir” appears
and the slingersקַּלָּעִיםkalaim

slinger

Slinger: a soldier who throws stones with a sling.

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surrounded itיָּסֹבּוּyasobu

surround

To enclose someone or something on every side.

Where else “yasobu” appears
and struck itיַּכּוּyaku

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

Where else “yaku” appears

The context

24They came to the camp of Israel, and Israel rose up and struck Moab, and they fled before them; and they struck in it, striking Moab.

25 · This verse (above)

26The king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him, and he took with him seven hundred men who drew the sword to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

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