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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Kings 24:17 - King
2 Kings 24:17 - And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And the king | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
of Babylon | H894 | בָּבֶל |
[Proper Name Location] confusion; Babel (that {is} {Babylon}) including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire |
made | H4427 | מָלַךְ |
[Verb] to reign; inceptively to ascend the throne; causatively to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel |
Mattaniah | H4983 | מַתַּנְיָה |
[Proper Name Masculine] gift of Jah; {Mattanjah} the name of ten Israelites |
his father's brother | H1730 | דּוֹד |
[Noun Masculine] by implication a love {token} lover: friend; specifically an uncle |
king | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
in his stead | H8478 | תַּחַת |
[Noun Masculine] the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix {underneath }) in lieu {of} etc. |
and changed | H5437 | סָבַב |
[Verb] to {revolve} surround or border; used in various {applications} literally and figuratively |
his name | H8034 | שֵׁם |
[Noun Masculine] compare H8064); an {appellation} as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication {honor} {authority } character |
to Zedekiah | H6667 | צִדְקִיָּה |
[Proper Name Masculine] right of Jah; {Tsidkijah} the name of six Israelites |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.