1 Kings
1 Kings 16:11
11As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As soon as | וַיְהִ֨י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| began to reign | בְמָלְכ֜וֹ | ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| and was seated | כְּשִׁבְתּ֣וֹ | kə·šiḇ·tōw | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the throne | כִּסְא֗וֹ | kis·’ōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| he struck down | הִכָּה֙ | hik·kāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the entire | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| household | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Baasha | בַּעְשָׁ֔א | ba‘·šā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1201 Basha |
| He did not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| leave | הִשְׁאִ֥יר | hiš·’îr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| a single male | מַשְׁתִּ֣ין | maš·tîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8366 urinate |
| whether a kinsman | וְגֹאֲלָ֖יו | wə·ḡō·’ă·lāw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
| or friend | וְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | wə·rê·‘ê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.