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Jehuיֵהוּאcameוַיָּבוֹאto Jezreel,יִזְרְעֶאלָהand Jezebelוְאִיזֶבֶלheard of it;שָׁמְעָהand she paintedוַתָּשֶׂםher eyesעֵינֶיהָwith antimonyבַּפּוּךְand adornedוַתֵּיטֶבher headרֹאשָׁהּand looked downוַתַּשְׁקֵףthroughבְּעַדthe window.הַחַלּוֹן
2 Kings 9:30
Study it in the app“Jehu came to Jezreel, and Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes with antimony and adorned her head and looked down through the window.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 9:30, 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- cameיָּבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלָyizrela
Jezreel
See it on the mapWhere else “yizrela” appears- and Jezebelאִיזֶבֶלizevel
Jezebel
Jezebel: a name of uncertain meaning. She is the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, and wife of King Ahab, who promoted the worship of Baal in Israel and persecuted the prophets of YHWH.
Where else “izevel” appears- heard of itשָׁמְעָהshama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appears- and she paintedתָּשֶׂםtasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “tasem” appears- her eyesעֵינֶיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- with antimonyפּוּךְpuch
eye paint
Dark eye paint, a mineral powder with which women outlined their eyes (2 Kings 9:30; Jeremiah 4:30). In Isaiah 54:11 and 1 Chronicles 29:2 it is said of a dark material used in building.
Where else “puch” appears- and adornedתֵּיטֶבtetev
be glad
For the heart to be glad, or to do something with care.
Where else “tetev” appears- her headרֹאשָׁrosha
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosha” appears- and looked downתַּשְׁקֵףtashkef
look down
Look down from above, look out (of a window).
Where else “tashkef” appears- the windowחַלּוֹןchalon
window
Window: an opening in a wall.
Where else “chalon” 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
29In year eleven of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had begun to reign over Judah.
30 · This verse (above)
31As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is there peace, Zimri, murderer of his master?”