1 Kings

1 Kings 1:40

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
followed him	וַיַּעֲל֤וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
playing	מְחַלְּלִ֣ים	mə·ḥal·lə·lîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
flutes	בַּחֲלִלִ֔ים	ba·ḥă·li·lîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2485 flute, pipe
and rejoicing	וּשְׂמֵחִ֖ים	ū·śə·mê·ḥîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H8056 glad, joyful, merry
with such a great	גְדוֹלָ֑ה	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
joy	שִׂמְחָ֣ה	śim·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
that the earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
was split	וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע	wat·tib·bā·qa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through
by the sound	בְּקוֹלָֽם׃	bə·qō·w·lām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.