2 Kings 6:25
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
There was a greatגָּדֹול֙ga·do·vl1419greatfrom gadal
famineרָעָ֤בra·'av7458famine, hungerfrom raeb
in Samaria;בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔וןbe·sho·me·ro·vn,8111capital of N. kingdom of Isr.from shamar
and behold,וְהִנֵּ֖הve·hin·neh2009lo! behold!prol. of hen
they besiegedצָרִ֣יםtza·rim6696ato confine, bind, besiegea prim. root
it, untilעַ֣דad5704as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
a donkey'sחֲמֹור֙cha·mo·vr2543a male assfrom chamar
headרֹאשׁ־rosh-7218heada prim. root
was soldוַיְהִ֨יvay·hi1961to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
for eightyבִּשְׁמֹנִ֣יםbish·mo·nim8084an eightyfrom the same as shemoneh
[shekels] of silver,כֶּ֔סֶףke·sef,3701silver, moneyfrom kasaph
and a fourthוְרֹ֛בַעve·ro·va7255fourth partfrom the same as arba
of a kabהַקַּ֥בhak·kav6894kab (a measure of capacity)from an unused word
of dove's  3123dovefrom an unused word
dung  1686probably dove's dungof uncertain derivation
for fiveבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־ba·cha·mi·shah-2568fiveof uncertain derivation
[shekels] of silver.כָֽסֶף׃cha·sef.3701silver, moneyfrom kasaph
KJV Lexicon
And there was a great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
famine
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
in Samaria
Shomrown  (sho-mer-one')
watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine -- Samaria.
and behold they besieged
tsuwr  (tsoor)
to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)
it until an ass's
chamowr  (kham-ore')
a male ass (from its dun red) -- (he)ass.
head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
was sold for fourscore
shmoniym  (shem-o-neem')
eighty, also eightieth -- eighty(-ieth), fourscore.
pieces of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
and the fourth part
roba`  (ro'-bah)
a quarter -- fourth participle
of a cab
qab  (kab)
a hollow, i.e. vessel used as a (dry) measure -- cab.
of dove's dung
dibyown  (dib-yone')
both (in the plural only and) of uncertain derivation; probably some cheap vegetable, perhaps a bulbous root -- dove's dung.
yownah  (yo-naw')
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating) -- dove, pigeon.
charey-yowniym  (khar-ay'-yo-neem')
excrements of doves {or perhaps rather the plural of a single word charapyown {khar-aw-yone'}; of similar or uncertain derivation, probably a kind of vegetable -- doves' dung.
for five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
pieces of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
New American Standard (©1995)
There was a great famine in Samaria; and behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a fourth of a kab of dove's dung for five shekels of silver.

King James Bible
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

American King James Version
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

American Standard Version
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

Darby Bible Translation
And there was a great famine in Samaria; and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was worth eighty silver-pieces, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung five silver-pieces.

English Revised Version
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

Webster's Bible Translation
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

World English Bible
There was a great famine in Samaria. Behold, they besieged it, until a donkey's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

Young's Literal Translation
and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.

מלכים ב 6:25 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיְהִ֨י רָעָ֤ב גָּדֹול֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון וְהִנֵּ֖ה צָרִ֣ים עָלֶ֑יהָ עַ֣ד הֱיֹ֤ות רֹאשׁ־חֲמֹור֙ בִּשְׁמֹנִ֣ים כֶּ֔סֶף וְרֹ֛בַע הַקַּ֥ב [חֲרֵייֹונִים כ] (דִּבְיֹונִ֖ים ק) בַּחֲמִשָּׁה־כָֽסֶף׃

מלכים ב 6:25 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויהי רעב גדול בשמרון והנה צרים עליה עד היות ראש־חמור בשמנים כסף ורבע הקב [חרייונים כ] (דביונים ק) בחמשה־כסף׃

מלכים ב 6:25 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויהי רעב גדול בשמרון והנה צרים עליה עד היות ראש־חמור בשמנים כסף ורבע הקב [חרייונים כ] (דביונים ק) בחמשה־כסף׃

מלכים ב 6:25 Hebrew Bible
ויהי רעב גדול בשמרון והנה צרים עליה עד היות ראש חמור בשמנים כסף ורבע הקב חרייונים בחמשה כסף׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
factaque est fames magna in Samaria et tamdiu obsessa est donec venundaretur caput asini octoginta argenteis et quarta pars cabi stercoris columbarum quinque argenteis

Ass Ass's Behold Besieged Cab Donkey's Doves Dove's Dovesdung Droppings Dung Eighty Famine Forth Fourscore Fourth Kab Kept Lasted Laying Measure Pieces Pods Price Quarter Samaria Sama'ria Seed Shekels Short Shut Siege Silver Silverlings Silver-pieces Sold Till Worth

Ass's Besieged City Donkey's Dung Eighty Famine Five Fourscore Fourth Great Head Lasted Part Pieces Samaria Sama'ria Shekels Siege Silver Sold

Ass's Besieged City Donkey's Dung Eighty Famine Five Fourscore Fourth Great Head Lasted Part Pieces Samaria Sama'ria Shekels Siege Silver Sold

2 Kings 6:25 Multilingual Bible

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