1 Kings
1 Kings 2:11
11The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years — seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The length | וְהַיָּמִ֗ים | wə·hay·yā·mîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| of David’s | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| reign | מָלַ֤ךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| forty | אַרְבָּעִ֖ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| years | שָׁנָ֑ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| seven | שֶׁ֣בַע | še·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular | H7651 seven |
| years | שָׁנִ֔ים | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| in Hebron | בְּחֶבְר֤וֹן | bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2275 Hebron |
| and thirty-three | שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| years | שָׁנִֽים׃ | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| in Jerusalem | וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם | ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 5:4–5 · 1 Chronicles 29:26–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.