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2 Chronicles 32:20

“And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּלַלpâlal · paw-lal'
H6419 · Hebrew

Definition: to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּתְפַּלֵּ֞ל — verb Hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vtw3ms
Usage: Occurs 84 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 20:7 Genesis 20:17 Genesis 48:11 Numbers 11:2 Numbers 21:7

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.