1 Kings
1 Kings 10:12
12The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king | הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| made | וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the almug | הָאַלְמֻגִּ֜ים | hā·’al·mug·gîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H484 almug, sticks |
| wood | עֲצֵ֨י | ‘ă·ṣê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| into steps | מִסְעָ֤ד | mis·‘āḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4552 support |
| for the house | לְבֵית־ | lə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and for the king’s | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| palace | וּלְבֵ֣ית | ū·lə·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and into lyres | וְכִנֹּר֥וֹת | wə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3658 lyre |
| and harps | וּנְבָלִ֖ים | ū·nə·ḇā·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| for the singers | לַשָּׁרִ֑ים | laš·šā·rîm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7891 sing |
| Never | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| before had such | כֵ֞ן | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| almug | אַלְמֻגִּים֙ | ’al·mug·gîm | Noun - masculine plural | H484 almug, sticks |
| wood | עֲצֵ֤י | ‘ă·ṣê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| been brought in | בָֽא־ | ḇā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| nor has such | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| been seen again | נִרְאָ֔ה | nir·’āh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| to | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.