1 Kings
1 Kings 5:8
8Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying:
“I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypressa timber.
Footnotes
- a 5:8 Or pine or juniper or fir; also in verse 10
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Hiram | חִירָם֙ | ḥî·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2438 Hiram |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| a reply to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| I have received | שָׁמַ֕עְתִּי | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| your message | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אֲנִ֤י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will do | אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you desire | חֶפְצְךָ֔ | ḥep̄·ṣə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2656 delight, pleasure |
| regarding the cedar | אֲרָזִ֖ים | ’ă·rā·zîm | Noun - masculine plural | H730 cedar |
| and cypress | בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ | ḇə·rō·wō·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1265 cypress or fir |
| timber | בַּעֲצֵ֥י | ba·‘ă·ṣê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.