1 Kings

1 Kings 11:26

26Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָם֩wə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘āmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3379 Jeroboam
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Nebatנְבָ֨טnə·ḇāṭNoun - proper - masculine singularH5028 Nebat
an Ephraimiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י’ep̄·rā·ṯîNoun - proper - masculine singularH673 Ephrathite
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Zeredahהַצְּרֵדָ֗הhaṣ·ṣə·rê·ḏāhArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6868 Tseredah
whose motherאִמּוֹ֙’im·mōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
a widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה’al·mā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH490 widow
namedוְשֵׁ֤םwə·šêmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
Zeruahצְרוּעָה֙ṣə·rū·‘āhNoun - proper - feminine singularH6871 Tseruah
a servantעֶ֖בֶד‘e·ḇeḏNoun - masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
of Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הliš·lō·mōhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
but he rebelledוַיָּ֥רֶםway·yā·remConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7311 be high, exalted, rise
against the kingבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃bam·me·leḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king

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1 Kings 12:2 · 2 Chronicles 13:6 · 1 Kings 11:11 · 1 Kings 11:28 · 1 Samuel 1:1 · Ruth 1:2 · 2 Samuel 20:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.