1 Kings

1 Kings 16:18

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

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.