1 Kings

1 Kings 1:6

⁶(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His father	אָבִ֤יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
had never	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
once reprimanded him	עֲצָב֨וֹ	‘ă·ṣā·ḇōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6087 hurt, pain, grieve
by saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Why	מַדּ֖וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
do you act	עָשִׂ֑יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this way	כָּ֣כָה	kā·ḵāh	Adverb	H3602 thus
also	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
very	מְאֹ֔ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
handsome	טֽוֹב־	ṭō·wḇ-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
born	יָלְדָ֖ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
next after	אַחֲרֵ֥י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Absalom	אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.