Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Chronicles 11:5 - Defence
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And Rehoboam | H7346 | רְחַבְעָם |
[Proper Name Masculine] a people has enlarged; {Rechabam} an Israelite king |
dwelt | H3427 | יָשַׁב |
[Verb] properly to sit down (specifically as {judge} in {ambush} in quiet); by implication to {dwell} to remain; causatively to {settle} to marry |
in Jerusalem | H3389 | יְרוּשָׁלַיִם |
[Proper Name Location] probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or {Jerushalem} the capital city of Palestine |
and built | H1129 | בָּנָה |
[Verb] to build (literally and figuratively) |
cities | H5892 | עִיר |
[Noun Masculine] From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
for defence | H4692 | מָצוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] something hemming {in} that {is} (objectively) a mound (of {besiegers}) (abstractly) a {siege} (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastness |
in Judah | H3063 | יְהוּדָה |
[Proper Name Masculine] celebrated; Jehudah (or {Judah}) the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the {first} and of its territory |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.