1 Kings

1 Kings 1:39–40

39Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”

40All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.

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1 Kings 1:39

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Zadokצָד֨וֹקṣā·ḏō·wqNoun - proper - masculine singularH6659 Tsadok
the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
tookוַיִּקַּח֩way·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
the hornקֶ֤רֶןqe·renNoun - feminine singular constructH7161 horn
of oilהַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙haš·še·menArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8081 fat, oil
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלhā·’ō·helArticle; Noun - masculine singularH168 tent
and anointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֖חway·yim·šaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4886 smear, anoint
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
Then they blewוַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙way·yiṯ·qə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
the ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רbaš·šō·w·p̄ārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7782 horn
and allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
proclaimedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙way·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Long liveיְחִ֖יyə·ḥîVerb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH2421 live
Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃šə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon

1 Kings 1:40

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
followed himוַיַּעֲל֤וּway·ya·‘ă·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
playingמְחַלְּלִ֣יםmə·ḥal·lə·lîmVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralH2490 bore, pierce
flutesבַּחֲלִלִ֔יםba·ḥă·li·lîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH2485 flute, pipe
and rejoicingוּשְׂמֵחִ֖יםū·śə·mê·ḥîmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine pluralH8056 glad, joyful, merry
with such a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הḡə·ḏō·w·lāhAdjective - feminine singularH1419 great
joyשִׂמְחָ֣הśim·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH8057 joy, gladness, mirth
that the earthהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
was splitוַתִּבָּקַ֥עwat·tib·bā·qa‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1234 cleave, break open or through
by the soundבְּקוֹלָֽם׃bə·qō·w·lāmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH6963 sound, voice

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1 Kings 1:39 Psalm 89:20 · 1 Chronicles 29:22 · 1 Kings 1:34 · 1 Samuel 10:24 · 2 Chronicles 23:11 · 1 Samuel 16:13 · 2 Chronicles 23:13 · 2 Kings 11:12 · 1 Kings 1:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.