1 Kings

1 Kings 11:40

⁴⁰Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
therefore sought	וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	way·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
to kill	לְהָמִ֣ית	lə·hā·mîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֑ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
But Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֗ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
arose	וַיָּ֣קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and fled	וַיִּבְרַ֤ח	way·yiḇ·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Shishak	שִׁישַׁ֣ק	šî·šaq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7895 Shishak
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
where	בְמִצְרַ֖יִם	ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
he remained	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the death	מ֥וֹת	mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4194 death
of Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon

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2 Chronicles 12:2–9

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