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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meanwhile | וּרְחַבְעָם֙ | ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7346 Rehoboam |
| Rehoboam | וּרְחַבְעָם֙ | ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7346 Rehoboam |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| reigned | מָלַ֖ךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| in Judah | בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה | bî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| was forty-one | אַרְבָּעִ֣ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| years | שָׁנָה֩ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| old | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| when he became king | בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ | bə·mā·lə·ḵōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| and he reigned | מָלַ֣ךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| seventeen | וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע | ū·šă·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| years | שָׁנָ֣ה׀ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| in Jerusalem | בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| the city | הָ֠עִיר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had chosen | בָּחַ֨ר | bā·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| from all | מִכֹּל֙ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the tribes | שִׁבְטֵ֣י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| in which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| to put | לָשׂ֨וּם | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| His Name | שְׁמ֥וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| His mother’s | אִמּ֔וֹ | ’im·mōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| name | וְשֵׁ֣ם | wə·šêm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| was Naamah | נַעֲמָ֖ה | na·‘ă·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5279 Naamah |
| the Ammonite | הָעַמֹּנִֽית׃ | hā·‘am·mō·nîṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5984 Ammonite |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.