1 Kings
1 Kings 16:16
16and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| in the camp | הַחֹנִ֣ים | ha·ḥō·nîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| that Zimri | זִמְרִ֔י | zim·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2174 Zimri |
| had conspired | קָשַׁ֣ר | qā·šar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7194 bind, league together, conspire |
| against the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and | וְגַ֖ם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| struck him down | הִכָּ֣ה | hik·kāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| So there in the camp | בַּֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ | bam·ma·ḥă·neh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| that very | הַה֖וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֥וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| all | כָֽל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Omri | עָמְרִ֨י | ‘ā·mə·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6018 Omri |
| the commander | שַׂר־ | śar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the army | צָבָ֧א | ṣā·ḇā | Noun - common singular | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| king | וַיַּמְלִ֣כוּ | way·yam·li·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.