1 Kings
1 Kings 20:1
1Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Ben-hadad | הֲדַ֣ד | hă·ḏaḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1130 Ben-Hadad |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Aram | אֲרָ֗ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| assembled | קָבַץ֙ | qā·ḇaṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| his entire | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| army | חֵיל֔וֹ | ḥê·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| Accompanied by | אִתּ֖וֹ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| thirty-two | וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים | ū·šə·lō·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| kings | מֶ֛לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| with their horses | וְס֣וּס | wə·sūs | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| and chariots | וָרָ֑כֶב | wā·rā·ḵeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| he marched up | וַיַּ֗עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| besieged | וַיָּ֙צַר֙ | way·yā·ṣar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6696 confine, bind, besiege |
| Samaria | שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| and waged war | וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם | way·yil·lā·ḥem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against it | בָּֽהּ׃ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.