2 Kings 18:8
He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.This verse in the real world
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- עַזָּהʻAzzâhAzzah, a place in Palestine
- מִבְצָרmibtsâra fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
- מִגְדָּלmigdâla tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed
- נָצַרnâtsarto guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc
- גְּבוּלgᵉbûwlproperly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territor
- פְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- עִירʻîyra city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampme
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.