1 Kings

1 Kings 1:5

⁵At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that time Adonijah	וַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה	wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H138 Adonijah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
by Haggith	חַגִּ֛ית	ḥag·gîṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2294 Chaggith
began to exalt himself	מִתְנַשֵּׂ֥א	miṯ·naś·śê	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
saying	לֵאמֹ֖ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will be king	אֶמְלֹ֑ךְ	’em·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
And he acquired	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
chariots	רֶ֚כֶב	re·ḵeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
and horsemen	וּפָ֣רָשִׁ֔ים	ū·p̄ā·rā·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6571 horse, steed
and fifty	וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים	wa·ḥă·miš·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
men	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to run	רָצִ֥ים	rā·ṣîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7323 run
ahead of him	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

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