The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 11:6 Explained

2 Chronicles 11:6

KJV: He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

YLT: yea, he buildeth Beth-Lehem and Etam, and Tekoa,

Darby: And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

ASV: He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He built  even Bethlehem,  and Etam,  and Tekoa, 

What does 2 Chronicles 11:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 11

1  Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah
5  He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions
13  The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam,
17  strengthen the kingdom of Judah
18  The wives and children of Rehoboam

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 11:6 mean?

And he built - in Bethlehem and Etam Tekoa
וַיִּ֧בֶן אֶת־ בֵּֽית־ לֶ֛חֶם וְאֶת־ עֵיטָ֖ם תְּקֽוֹעַ

וַיִּ֧בֶן  And  he  built 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
לֶ֛חֶם  Bethlehem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית לֶחֶם  
Sense: a city in Judah, birthplace of David.
עֵיטָ֖ם  Etam 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵיטָם  
Sense: a village of the tribe of Simeon.
תְּקֽוֹעַ  Tekoa 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּקֹועַ  
Sense: a Judaite, son of Ashur and grandson of Hezron.