The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 8:5 Explained

2 Chronicles 8:5

KJV: Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

YLT: And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar --

Darby: And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

ASV: Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also he built  Bethhoron  the upper,  and Bethhoron  the nether,  fenced  cities,  with walls,  gates,  and bars; 

What does 2 Chronicles 8:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 8

1  Solomon's buildings
7  The remaining Canaanites, Solomon makes tributaries, but the Israelites rulers
11  Pharaoh's daughter removes to her house
12  Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices
14  He appoints the priests and Levites to their places
17  The navy fetches gold from Ophir

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 8:5 mean?

And He built - in Beth Horon Upper and Beth Horon Lower cities fortified [with] walls gates and bars
וַיִּ֜בֶן אֶת־ בֵּ֤ית חוֹרוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן וְאֶת־ חוֹר֖וֹן הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן עָרֵ֣י מָצ֔וֹר חוֹמ֖וֹת דְּלָתַ֥יִם וּבְרִֽיחַ

וַיִּ֜בֶן  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.
חוֹרוֹן֙  Beth  Horon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־חֹורֹון 
Sense: two towns in Ephraim.
הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן  Upper 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עֶלְיׄון 
Sense: high, upper.
חוֹר֖וֹן  Beth  Horon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־חֹורֹון 
Sense: two towns in Ephraim.
הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן  Lower 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: תַּחְתֹּון  
Sense: lower, lowest, nether.
עָרֵ֣י  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
מָצ֔וֹר  fortified 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָצֹור 
Sense: siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment, siege works.
חוֹמ֖וֹת  [with]  walls 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: חֹומָה  
Sense: wall.
דְּלָתַ֥יִם  gates 
Parse: Noun, fd
Root: דַּל 
Sense: door, gate.
וּבְרִֽיחַ  and  bars 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בְּרִיחַ  
Sense: bar.

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