1 Kings
1 Kings 4:29
29And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.