1 Kings

1 Kings 16:18–19

¹⁸When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died ¹⁹because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD and following the example of Jeroboam and the sin he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.

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1 Kings 16:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Zimri	זִמְרִי֙	zim·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2174 Zimri
saw	כִּרְא֤וֹת	kir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
was captured	נִלְכְּדָ֣ה	nil·kə·ḏāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
he entered	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the citadel	אַרְמ֣וֹן	’ar·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H759 citadel
of the royal	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and burned it down	וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף	way·yiś·rōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
upon himself	עָלָ֧יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
So he died	וַיָּמֹֽת׃	way·yā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

1 Kings 16:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the sins	חַטָּאתוֹ	ḥaṭ·ṭå̄·ṯō	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
he had committed	חָטָ֔א	ḥā·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
doing	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַ֖ע	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and following	לָלֶ֙כֶת֙	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
the example	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֔ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
and the sin	וּבְחַטָּאתוֹ֙	ū·ḇə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
he had committed	עָשָׂ֔ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and had caused Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
to commit	לְהַחֲטִ֖יא	lə·ha·ḥă·ṭî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2398 miss

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1 Kings 16:18 2 Samuel 17:23 · 1 Samuel 31:4–5

1 Kings 16:19 1 Kings 15:26 · 1 Kings 15:34 · 1 Kings 12:28 · 1 Kings 14:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.