1 Kings
1 Kings 2:22
22King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| answered | וַיַּעַן֩ | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| his mother | לְאִמּ֗וֹ | lə·’im·mōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| Why | וְלָמָה֩ | wə·lā·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you | אַ֨תְּ | ’at | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| request | שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת | šō·’e·leṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| Abishag | אֲבִישַׁ֤ג | ’ă·ḇî·šaḡ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H49 Abishag |
| the Shunammite | הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ | haš·šu·nam·mîṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7767 Shunammitess |
| for Adonijah | לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ | la·’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H138 Adonijah |
| Since | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is my older | הַגָּד֣וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| brother | אָחִ֖י | ’ā·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| you might as well request | וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ | wə·ša·’ă·lî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| the kingdom | הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה | ham·mə·lū·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4410 kingship, royalty |
| for him | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and for Abiathar | וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר | ū·lə·’eḇ·yā·ṯār | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H54 Ebjathar |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| and for Joab | וּלְיוֹאָ֖ב | ū·lə·yō·w·’āḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Zeruiah | צְרוּיָֽה׃פ | ṣə·rū·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6870 Tserujah |
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