1 Kings

1 Kings 11:7–8

⁷At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites. ⁸He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

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1 Kings 11:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that time	אָז֩	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
on a hill	בָּהָ֕ר	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
east	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
of	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
built	יִבְנֶ֨ה	yiḇ·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
a high place	בָּמָ֗ה	bā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H1116 high place
for Chemosh	לִכְמוֹשׁ֙	liḵ·mō·wōš	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3645 Chemosh
the abomination	שִׁקֻּ֣ץ	šiq·quṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8251 detested thing
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and for Molech	וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְ	ū·lə·mō·leḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4432 Molech
the abomination	שִׁקֻּ֖ץ	šiq·quṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8251 detested thing
of the Ammonites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

1 Kings 11:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He did	עָשָׂ֔ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the same	וְכֵ֣ן	wə·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
for all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his foreign	הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת	han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine plural	H5237 foreign, alien
wives	נָשָׁ֖יו	nā·šāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
who burned incense	מַקְטִיר֥וֹת	maq·ṭî·rō·wṯ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
and sacrificed	וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת	ū·mə·zab·bə·ḥō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to their gods	לֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃	lê·lō·hê·hen	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H430 God

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1 Kings 11:7 Numbers 21:29 · Judges 11:24 · Acts 7:43

1 Kings 11:8 1 Kings 11:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.