1 Kings
1 Kings 16:34
34In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.b
Footnotes
- b 16:34 See Joshua 6:26|JOS 6:26.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | בְּיָמָ֞יו | bə·yā·māw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3117 day |
| Hiel | חִיאֵ֛ל | ḥî·’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2419 Chiel |
| the Bethelite | הָאֱלִ֖י | hā·’ĕ·lî | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1017 the Bethelite |
| rebuilt | בָּנָ֥ה | bā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| Jericho | יְרִיחֹ֑ה | yə·rî·ḥōh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3405 Jericho |
| At the cost of Abiram | בַּאֲבִירָ֨ם | ba·’ă·ḇî·rām | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H48 Abiram |
| his firstborn | בְּכֹר֜וֹ | bə·ḵō·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| he laid its foundation | יִסְּדָ֗הּ | yis·sə·ḏāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| and at the cost of Segub | וּבִשְׂגִיב | ū·ḇiś·ḡīḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7687 Segub |
| his youngest | צְעִירוֹ֙ | ṣə·‘î·rōw | Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6810 little, insignificant, young |
| he set up | הִצִּ֣יב | hiṣ·ṣîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| its gates | דְּלָתֶ֔יהָ | də·lā·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular | H1817 door |
| according to the word | כִּדְבַ֣ר | kiḏ·ḇar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had spoken | דִּבֶּ֔ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| through | בְּיַ֖ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| son | בִּן־ | bin- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nun | נֽוּן׃ס | nūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5126 Nun, Non |
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