1 Kings

1 Kings 16:21

21At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
At that timeאָ֧ז’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
the peopleהָעָ֥םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
were dividedיֵחָלֵ֛קyê·ḥā·lêqVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2505 divide, share
Halfלַחֵ֑צִיla·ḥê·ṣîPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2677 half
of the peopleהָעָ֜םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
supportedהָ֠יָהhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Tibniתִבְנִ֤יṯiḇ·nîNoun - proper - masculine singularH8402 Tibni
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Ginathגִּינַת֙gî·naṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH1527 Ginath
as kingלְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹlə·ham·lî·ḵōwPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and halfוְהַחֲצִ֖יwə·ha·ḥă·ṣîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2677 half
supportedאַחֲרֵ֥י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
Omriעָמְרִֽי׃‘ā·mə·rîNoun - proper - masculine singularH6018 Omri

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.