Old Testament
1 Kings
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The words of 1 Kings
1 Kings uses 1,247 different Hebrew words, 11,189 in all. 79 of them appear nowhere else in the Bible, 58 of those only once.
Words that mark this book
Used here far more than in the rest of the Old Testament, strongest first. They are a quick guide to what the book is about.
- שְׁלֹמֹה Shelômôh Solomon 150 of its 278 uses
- מֶלֶךְ melek king 283 of its 2,416 uses
- יָרׇבְעָם Yârobâm Jeroboam 54 of its 102 uses
- אֵלִיָּה Êlîâh Elijah 42 of its 71 uses
- אַחְאָב Achâb Ahab 46 of its 90 uses
- בַּעְשָׁא Bashâ Basha 22 of its 28 uses
- חִירָם Chîrâm Hiram 20 of its 24 uses
- אֲדֹנִיָּה Ădônîâh Adonijah 20 of its 24 uses
- נָבוֹת Nâbôth Naboth 19 of its 22 uses
- בַּיִת bayith house 182 of its 1,913 uses
- בָּנָה bânâh build 63 of its 368 uses
- יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâêl Israel 179 of its 1,998 uses
- מָלַךְ mâlak be or become king, or queen, reign 59 of its 340 uses
- אָסָא Âsâ Asa 25 of its 57 uses
- כִּסֵּא kissê seat 33 of its 133 uses
- רְחַבְעָם Rechabâm Rehoboam 21 of its 49 uses
- נָבִיא nâbî spokesman, speaker, prophet 50 of its 311 uses
- אַמָּה ammâh ell, cubit 42 of its 230 uses
- אִיזֶבֶל Îyzebel Izebel 14 of its 21 uses
- בֶּן־הֲדַד Ben-Hădad Ben-Hadad 15 of its 26 uses
- אֲחִיָּה Ăchîâh Achijah 14 of its 23 uses
- יְהוֹשָׁפָט Yehôshâphâṭ Jehoshaphat 24 of its 81 uses
- כֹתֶרֶת kôthereth capital 12 of its 17 uses
- דָּבָר dâbâr speech, word 113 of its 1,244 uses
Words found only in 1 Kings
Used more than once, and only in this book.
- אֲבִישַׁג Ăbîshag Abishag 5 times
- אֲבִיָּם Ăbîâm Abijam 5 times
- תַּחְפְּנֵיס Tachpenês Tachpenes 3 times
- תִּבְנִי Tibnî Tibni 3 times
- שָׁלָב shâlâb spacer, raised interval, stile in a frame 3 times
- פִּרְדָּה pirdâh she-mule 3 times
- סַר sar stubborn, resentful, sullen, implacable 3 times
- אַלְמֻגִּים almuggîm almug, sticks 3 times
- מִקְלַעַת miqlaath carving 3 times
- לֹיָה lôyâh wreath ? 3 times
- כָּרֻתָה kâruthâh cut, hewn timber 3 times
- שָׁקֻף shâquph frame, casing 2 times
- אֲפֵר ăphêr covering, bandage 2 times
- פֶּקַע peqa semi-globe 2 times
- מֶחֱזָה mechĕzâh light, place of seeing, window 2 times
- כְּרִית Kerîth Kerith 2 times
- זָעֵף zâêph out of humour, vexed 2 times
- זִו Ziv Ziv 2 times
- גְּנֻבַת Genubath Genubath 2 times
- גִּינַת Gînath Ginath 2 times
- אֲדֹנִירָם Ădônîrâm Adoniram 2 times
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.