1 Kings
1 Kings 4:32
32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.