1 Kings
1 Kings 11:16
16Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.