1 Kings

1 Kings 4:29–32

²⁹And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. ³⁰Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. ³¹He was wiser than all men— wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

³²Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

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1 Kings 4:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And God	אֱלֹהִ֨ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
gave	וַיִּתֵּן֩	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Solomon	לִשְׁלֹמֹ֛ה	liš·lō·mōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
wisdom	חָכְמָ֧ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
exceedingly	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
deep	הַרְבֵּ֣ה	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
insight	וּתְבוּנָ֖ה	ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
and understanding	לֵ֔ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
beyond measure	וְרֹ֣חַב	wə·rō·ḥaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7341 breadth, width
like the sand	כַּח֕וֹל	ka·ḥō·wl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2344 sand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the seashore	שְׂפַ֥ת	śə·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge

1 Kings 4:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Solomon’s	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
wisdom	חָכְמַ֣ת	ḥā·ḵə·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2451 wisdom
was greater than	וַתֵּ֙רֶב֙	wat·tê·reḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the men	בְּנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the East	קֶ֑דֶם	qe·ḏem	Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
greater than all	וּמִכֹּ֖ל	ū·mik·kōl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the wisdom	חָכְמַ֥ת	ḥā·ḵə·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2451 wisdom
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

1 Kings 4:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He was wiser	וַיֶּחְכַּם֮	way·yeḥ·kam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2449 be wise
than all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
men	הָֽאָדָם֒	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
wiser than Ethan	מֵאֵיתָ֣ן	mê·’ê·ṯān	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H387 Ethan
the Ezrahite	הָאֶזְרָחִ֗י	hā·’ez·rā·ḥî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H250 Ezrachite
and wiser than Heman	וְהֵימָ֧ן	wə·hê·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1968 Heman
Calcol	וְכַלְכֹּ֛ל	wə·ḵal·kōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3633 Calcol
and Darda	וְדַרְדַּ֖ע	wə·ḏar·da‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1862 Darda
the sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Mahol	מָח֑וֹל	mā·ḥō·wl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4235 Machol
And his fame	שְׁמ֥וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
spread	וַיְהִֽי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
throughout	בְכָֽל־	ḇə·ḵāl-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the surrounding	סָבִֽיב׃	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
nations	הַגּוֹיִ֖ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people

1 Kings 4:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Solomon composed	וַיְדַבֵּ֕ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
three	שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
thousand	אֲלָפִ֖ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
proverbs	מָשָׁ֑ל	mā·šāl	Noun - masculine singular	H4912 proverb, parable
and his songs	שִׁיר֖וֹ	šî·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7892 song
numbered	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a thousand	וָאָֽלֶף׃	wā·’ā·lep̄	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
and five	חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה	ḥă·miš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H2568 five

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1 Kings 4:29 1 Kings 3:12 · James 3:17 · 1 Kings 4:20 · James 1:5 · Ecclesiastes 2:26 · James 1:17 · Proverbs 2:6 · Isaiah 60:5 · 2 Chronicles 1:10–12 · 1 Kings 3:28 · Psalm 119:34 · Genesis 41:49

1 Kings 4:30 Daniel 5:11–12 · Genesis 25:6 · Job 1:3 · Daniel 1:20 · Acts 7:22 · Matthew 2:1 · Matthew 2:16 · Isaiah 19:11–12 · Daniel 4:7

1 Kings 4:31 1 Chronicles 15:19 · 1 Chronicles 2:6 · 1 Kings 3:12 · Psalm 89:1–52 · 1 Chronicles 6:33 · Matthew 12:42 · Luke 11:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.