1 Kings
1 Kings 3:4
4Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the king | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| went | וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to Gibeon | גִּבְעֹ֙נָה֙ | giḇ·‘ō·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H1391 Gibon |
| to sacrifice | לִזְבֹּ֣חַ | liz·bō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| there | שָׁ֔ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it | הִ֖יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| the great | הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה | hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| high place | הַבָּמָ֣ה | hab·bā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1116 high place |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| offered | יַעֲלֶ֣ה | ya·‘ă·leh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| a thousand | אֶ֤לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular construct | H505 thousand |
| burnt offerings | עֹלוֹת֙ | ‘ō·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| on | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the | הַהֽוּא׃ | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 7:5 · 1 Chronicles 16:39 · 2 Chronicles 1:3 · 1 Chronicles 21:29 · 2 Chronicles 1:6–12 · Isaiah 40:16 · Joshua 9:3 · 1 Kings 8:63 · 2 Chronicles 29:32–35 · 2 Chronicles 30:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.