1 Kings
1 Kings 14:4
4Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeroboam’s | יָרָבְעָ֔ם | yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| wife | אֵ֣שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| did | וַתַּ֤עַשׂ | wat·ta·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| as | כֵּן֙ | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| she arose | וַתָּ֙קָם֙ | wat·tā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and went | וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ | wat·tê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to Shiloh | שִׁלֹ֔ה | ši·lōh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7887 Shiloh |
| and arrived | וַתָּבֹ֖א | wat·tā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| at Ahijah’s | אֲחִיָּ֑ה | ’ă·ḥî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H281 Achijah |
| house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| Now Ahijah | וַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙ | wa·’ă·ḥî·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H281 Achijah |
| could | יָכֹ֣ל | yā·ḵōl | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| see | לִרְא֔וֹת | lir·’ō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| for | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| his eyes | עֵינָ֖יו | ‘ê·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| were dim | קָ֥מוּ | qā·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| because of his age | מִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃ס | miś·śê·ḇōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7869 age |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.