H2346G–חוֹמָה–cho.mah

It happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within on his flesh.

הַחֹמָ֑ה (חֹמָ֑ה) cho.Mah “wall”

Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

בְּחוֹמַ֨ת (חוֹמַ֨ת) cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, to Rabshakeh, Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and don't speak with us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people who are on the wall.

הַחֹמָֽה׃ (חֹמָֽה) cho.Mah “wall”

But Rabshakeh said to them, Has my master sent me to your master, and to you, to speak these words? Hasn't he sent me to the men who sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?

הַ֣חֹמָ֔ה (חֹמָ֔ה) cho.Mah “wall”

Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war [ergänzt: fled] by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and [ergänzt: the king] went by the way of the Arabah.

הַחֹמֹתַ֗יִם (חֹמֹתַ֗יִם) cho.mo.Ta.yim “two walls”

All the army of the Chaldeans, who were [ergänzt: with] the captain of the guard, broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

חוֹמֹ֥ת cho.Mot “[the] walls of”

Also he built Beth Horon the upper, and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

חוֹמ֖וֹת cho.Mot “walls”

For he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

חוֹמָ֣ה cho.Mah “wall”

Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

בְּחוֹמַ֣ת (חוֹמַ֣ת) cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

He went forth and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in [ergänzt: the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

ח֣וֹמַת Cho.mat “[the] wall of”חוֹמַ֣ת cho.Mat “[the] wall of”חוֹמַ֣ת cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

וּבְחוֹמַ֥ת (חוֹמַ֥ת) cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised [ergänzt: it] up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo [ergänzt: in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

הַחוֹמָ֨ה (חוֹמָ֨ה) cho.Mah “city wall”הַחוֹמָ֣ה (חוֹמָ֣ה) cho.Mah “city wall”

They cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה (חוֹמָ֔ה) cho.Mah “wall”

Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about [ergänzt: with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

חוֹמָ֣ה cho.Mah “[the] wall”

They burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces of it with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels of it.

חוֹמַ֣ת cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

They said to me, The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates of it are burned with fire.

וְחוֹמַ֤ת (חוֹמַ֤ת) cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.

וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת (חוֹמַ֣ת) cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal's well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates of it were consumed with fire.

בְּחוֹמֹ֤ת (חוֹמֹ֤ת) cho.Mot “[the] walls of”

Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.

בַּחוֹמָ֑ה (חוֹמָ֑ה) cho.Mah “wall”

Then said I to them, You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and the gates of it are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

חוֹמַ֣ת cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate.

בַּחוֹמָ֔ה (חוֹמָ֔ה) cho.Mah “wall”

The spring gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even to the stairs that go down from the city of David.

חוֹמַ֞ת cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, over against the great tower that stands out, and to the wall of Ophel.

חוֹמַ֥ת cho.Mat “[the] wall of”

But it happened that when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה (חוֹמָ֔ה) cho.Mah “wall”

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

חוֹמַ֥ת cho.Mat “[the] wall of”