2 Kings 25:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
On the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה
(be·tish·'ah)
8672: a nineof uncertain derivation
day of the [fourth] monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁ
(la·cho·desh,)
2320: new moon, a monthfrom chadash
the famineהָרָעָ֖ב
(ha·ra·'av)
7458: famine, hungerfrom raeb
was so severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק
(vai·ye·che·zak)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
in the cityבָּעִ֑יר
(ba·'ir;)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
that there was noוְלֹא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
foodלֶ֖חֶם
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
for the peopleלְעַ֥ם
(le·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
of the land.הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And on the ninth
tesha`  (tay'-shah)
nine or (ord.) ninth -- nine (+ -teen, + -teenth, -th).
day of the fourth month
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
the famine
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
prevailed
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
in the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and there was no bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
for the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

King James Bible
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the people of the land had no food.

International Standard Version
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the resulting famine had become so severe in the city that no food remained for the people who lived in the land.

NET Bible
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city became so severe that the common people had no food.

King James 2000 Bible
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no food for the people of the land.
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