2 Chronicles 8:5
"Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether,.... Only mention is made of the latter in Kg1 9:17 , fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; fortified cities

in the tribe of Ephraim.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (14 words)

H1129 בָּנָה
Definition:

5+,בָּֽנְתָהProverbs 9:1;Proverbs 14:1,בָּנִיתָDeuteronomy 6:10,בָּנִתָה1 Kings 9:3;וּבָנִ֫יתָconsecutiveDeuteronomy 20:20+;בָּנִיתְEzekiel 16:25;בָּנִתִי1 Kings 8:13+; pluralבָּנוּGenesis 11:5+, etc. 5+,בָּֽנְתָהProverbs 9:1;Proverbs 14:1,בָּנִיתָDeuteronomy 6:10,בָּנִתָה1 Kings 9:3;וּבָנִ֫יתָconsecutiveDeuteronomy 20:20+;בָּנִיתְEzekiel 16:25;בָּנִתִי1 Kings 8:13+; pluralבָּנוּGenesis 11:5+, etc.

Possible Meanings:
  • build (semantic_range)
  • build (semantic_range)
  • be built (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H1032 בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
Definition:

10,11, alsoחֹרוֺן׳בּ,חֹרֹן׳בּ, & in Chroniclesחוֺרוֺן׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a holeorhollow(?)חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare alsoמַעֲלֶה 10,11, alsoחֹרוֺן׳בּ,חֹרֹן׳בּ, & in Chroniclesחוֺרוֺן׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a holeorhollow(?)חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare alsoמַעֲלֶה

H1032 בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
Definition:

10,11, alsoחֹרוֺן׳בּ,חֹרֹן׳בּ, & in Chroniclesחוֺרוֺן׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a holeorhollow(?)חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare alsoמַעֲלֶה 10,11, alsoחֹרוֺן׳בּ,חֹרֹן׳בּ, & in Chroniclesחוֺרוֺן׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a holeorhollow(?)חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare alsoמַעֲלֶה

H5945 עֶלְיוֹן
Definition:

Fromalah; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) Lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme -- (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).see HEBREWalahBrown-Driver-BriggsI.עֶלְיוֺן22adjective1high; — masculine singular Fromalah; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) Lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme -- (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).see HEBREWalahBrown-Driver-BriggsI.עֶלְיוֺן22adjective1high; — masculine singular

Possible Meanings:
  • Highest (semantic_range)
  • Most High (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H1032 בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
Definition:

10,11, alsoחֹרוֺן׳בּ,חֹרֹן׳בּ, & in Chroniclesחוֺרוֺן׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a holeorhollow(?)חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare alsoמַעֲלֶה 10,11, alsoחֹרוֺן׳בּ,חֹרֹן׳בּ, & in Chroniclesחוֺרוֺן׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a holeorhollow(?)חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare alsoמַעֲלֶה

H1032 בֵּית חוֹרוֹן
Definition:

10,11, alsoחֹרוֺן׳בּ,חֹרֹן׳בּ, & in Chroniclesחוֺרוֺן׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a holeorhollow(?)חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare alsoמַעֲלֶה 10,11, alsoחֹרוֺן׳בּ,חֹרֹן׳בּ, & in Chroniclesחוֺרוֺן׳בּ, two cities in Ephraim, lower & upper B.H. (place of a holeorhollow(?)חֹר, perhaps from a wady between the two, or near by; compare alsoמַעֲלֶה

H8481 תַּחְתּוֹן
Definition:

3+, feminine singularתֹּנָה-Isaiah 22:9+, feminine pluralתֹּנֹת-Ezekiel 42:5,6; —lower,Isaiah 22:9׳הַבְּרֵכָה הַתּthelowerpool (in Jerusalem), of pavement and gate of outer (lower). temple-courtEzekie 3+, feminine singularתֹּנָה-Isaiah 22:9+, feminine pluralתֹּנֹת-Ezekiel 42:5,6; —lower,Isaiah 22:9׳הַבְּרֵכָה הַתּthelowerpool (in Jerusalem), of pavement and gate of outer (lower). temple-courtEzekie

Possible Meanings:
  • lowest (semantic_range)
H5892 עִיר
Definition:

Or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; fromuwra city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, c Or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; fromuwra city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, c

Possible Meanings:
  • wakeful (semantic_range)
  • one (semantic_range)
  • angel (semantic_range)
H4692 מָצוֹר
Definition:

7suffixמְצוּרֶ֑ךָEzekiel 4:8; —1siegeשָׂם עָלֵינוּ׳מMicah 4:14he hath laid siege to us, compare׳וְנָתַתָּ֫ עָלֶיהָ מEzekiel 4:2;׳בּוֺא בַמּis come into a state of siegeDeuteronomy 20:19;2 Kings 24:10; 7suffixמְצוּרֶ֑ךָEzekiel 4:8; —1siegeשָׂם עָלֵינוּ׳מMicah 4:14he hath laid siege to us, compare׳וְנָתַתָּ֫ עָלֶיהָ מEzekiel 4:2;׳בּוֺא בַמּis come into a state of siegeDeuteronomy 20:19;2 Kings 24:10;

Possible Meanings:
  • siege-enclosure (semantic_range)
  • entrenchment (semantic_range)
H2346 חוֹמָה
Definition:

2959t. (includingלְהַחוֺמָהNehemiah 12:38);חֹמָהExodus 14:298t.; constructחוֺמַתJoshua 6:528t.; suffixחוֺמָתָהּNahum 2:6;Nahum 3:8; pl, absoluteחוֺמוֺת2Chronicles 8:5;Isaiah 26:1;חֹמוֺתSongs 5:7; cons 2959t. (includingלְהַחוֺמָהNehemiah 12:38);חֹמָהExodus 14:298t.; constructחוֺמַתJoshua 6:528t.; suffixחוֺמָתָהּNahum 2:6;Nahum 3:8; pl, absoluteחוֺמוֺת2Chronicles 8:5;Isaiah 26:1;חֹמוֺתSongs 5:7; cons

Possible Meanings:
  • wall (semantic_range)
  • protection (semantic_range)
  • wall (semantic_range)
  • wall (semantic_range)
H1817 דֶּלֶת
Definition:

constructדַּל שָׂפָתָ֑יPsalm 141:3.[דָּלָה]noun femininedoor, only Qrדְּלָ˜תְךָ(Ktדלתיך)Isaiah 26:20figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare alsoדֶּלֶתdual)דֶּ֫לֶתnoun constructדַּל שָׂפָתָ֑יPsalm 141:3.[דָּלָה]noun femininedoor, only Qrדְּלָ˜תְךָ(Ktדלתיך)Isaiah 26:20figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare alsoדֶּלֶתdual)דֶּ֫לֶתnoun

Possible Meanings:
  • gates of city (semantic_range)
H1280 בְּרִיחַ
Definition:

511t. (constructAmos 1:5etc.);בְּרִיחוֺExodus 35:11;Exodus 39:38Kt (Qr bothחַֿיוneedless); pluralבְּרִיחִםExodus 26:268t.,בְּרִיחִים2Chron 14:6,בְּרִיחֵיExodus 36:313t.,בְּרִיחָ֑יִךְNahum 3:13,בְּרִיח 511t. (constructAmos 1:5etc.);בְּרִיחוֺExodus 35:11;Exodus 39:38Kt (Qr bothחַֿיוneedless); pluralבְּרִיחִםExodus 26:268t.,בְּרִיחִים2Chron 14:6,בְּרִיחֵיExodus 36:313t.,בְּרִיחָ֑יִךְNahum 3:13,בְּרִיח

Possible Meanings:
  • bar (semantic_range)

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