1 Kings

1 Kings 12:2

²When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still^a in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֣ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nebat	נְבָ֗ט	nə·ḇāṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5028 Nebat
heard about this	כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀	kiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
he was	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
still	עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ	‘ō·w·ḏen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5750 a going round, continuance
in Egypt	בְמִצְרַ֔יִם	ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had fled	בָּרַ֔ח	bā·raḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
and had been	יָרָבְעָ֖ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
living ever since	וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.