Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Kings 18:36 - Answered
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
---|---|---|---|
But the people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
held their peace | H2790 | חָרַשׁ |
[Verb] to {scratch} that {is} (by implication) to {engrave} plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be {silent} to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness) |
and answered | H6030 | עָנָה |
[Verb] properly to eye or (generally) to {heed} that {is} pay attention; by implication to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to {sing} shout: {testify} announce |
him not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
a word | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
for | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
the king's commandment | H4687 | מִצְוָה |
[Noun Feminine] a {command} whether human or divine (collectively the Law) |
was saying | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
Answer | H6030 | עָנָה |
[Verb] properly to eye or (generally) to {heed} that {is} pay attention; by implication to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to {sing} shout: {testify} announce |
him not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.