1 Kings

1 Kings 11:15–16

¹⁵Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. ¹⁶Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

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1 Kings 11:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Earlier	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was	בִּֽהְי֤וֹת	bih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in Edom	אֱד֔וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
the commander	שַׂ֣ר	śar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the army	הַצָּבָ֔א	haṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
had gone	בַּעֲל֗וֹת	ba·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to bury	לְקַבֵּ֖ר	lə·qab·bêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6912 bury
the dead	הַחֲלָלִ֑ים	ha·ḥă·lā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2491 pierced
and had struck down	וַיַּ֥ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
male	זָכָ֖ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
in Edom	בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃	be·’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment

1 Kings 11:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joab	יוֹאָ֖ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had stayed	יָֽשַׁב־	yā·šaḇ-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁ֥ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
six	שֵׁ֧שֶׁת	šê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H8337 six
months	חֳדָשִׁ֛ים	ḥo·ḏā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
he had killed	הִכְרִ֥ית	hiḵ·rîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
male	זָכָ֖ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
in Edom	בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃	be·’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment

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1 Kings 11:15 2 Samuel 8:14 · 1 Chronicles 18:12–13 · Deuteronomy 20:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.