1 Kings

1 Kings 16:23–24

²³In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah. ²⁴He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver^a and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

Footnotes

a 16:24 2 talents is approximately 151 pounds or 68.4 kilograms of silver.

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1 Kings 16:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the thirty-first	שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
year	בִּשְׁנַת֩	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Asa’s	לְאָסָא֙	lə·’ā·sā	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
over Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Omri	עָמְרִי֙	‘ā·mə·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6018 Omri
became king	מָלַ֤ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
twelve	שְׁתֵּ֥ים	šə·têm	Number - fd	H8147 two
years	שָׁנָ֑ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
six	שֵׁשׁ־	šêš-	Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
in Tirzah	בְּתִרְצָ֖ה	bə·ṯir·ṣāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8656 Tirtsah

1 Kings 16:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He bought	וַיִּ֜קֶן	way·yi·qen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7069 get, acquire
the hill	הָהָ֥ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Samaria	שֹׁמְר֛וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
from	מֵ֥אֶת	mê·’eṯ	Preposition; Direct object marker	H854 with
Shemer	שֶׁ֖מֶר	še·mer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8106 lees, dregs
for two talents	בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם	bə·ḵik·kə·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - fd	H3603 a round
of silver	כָּ֑סֶף	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and built	וַיִּ֙בֶן֙	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
calling	וַיִּקְרָ֗א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Samaria	שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
after	עַ֣ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the name	שֶׁם־	šem-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of Shemer	שֶׁ֔מֶר	še·mer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8106 lees, dregs
who had owned	אֲדֹנֵ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H113 lord
the hill	הָהָ֥ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

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1 Kings 16:24 1 Kings 13:32 · Acts 8:5–8 · 1 Kings 16:32 · 1 Kings 16:28–29 · 1 Kings 18:2 · John 4:4–5 · 2 Kings 17:1 · 2 Kings 17:6 · 2 Kings 17:24 · 1 Kings 20:1 · 1 Kings 22:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.