1 Kings

1 Kings 14:21

21Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Meanwhileוּרְחַבְעָם֙ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘āmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7346 Rehoboam
Rehoboamוּרְחַבְעָם֙ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘āmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7346 Rehoboam
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
reignedמָלַ֖ךְmā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
was forty-oneאַרְבָּעִ֣ים’ar·bā·‘îmNumber - common pluralH705 forty
yearsשָׁנָה֩šā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8141 year
oldבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֜וֹbə·mā·lə·ḵōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְmā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
seventeenוּֽשֲׁבַ֨עū·šă·ḇa‘Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular constructH7651 seven
yearsשָׁנָ֣ה׀šā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8141 year
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
the cityהָ֠עִירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had chosenבָּחַ֨רbā·ḥarVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH977 choose
from allמִכֹּל֙mik·kōlPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יšiḇ·ṭêNoun - masculine plural constructH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
in whichאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
to putלָשׂ֨וּםlā·śūmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7760 put, place, set
His Nameשְׁמ֥וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ’im·mōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
nameוְשֵׁ֣םwə·šêmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
was Naamahנַעֲמָ֖הna·‘ă·māhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5279 Naamah
the Ammoniteהָעַמֹּנִֽית׃hā·‘am·mō·nîṯArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5984 Ammonite

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