1 Kings

1 Kings 6:1

¹In the four hundred and eightieth^a year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv,^b the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.

Footnotes

a 6:1 Hebrew; LXX four hundred and fortieth
b 6:1 Ziv was the second month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of April and May; also in verse 37.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the four	וְאַרְבַּ֣ע	wə·’ar·ba‘	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֣וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
and eightieth	בִשְׁמוֹנִ֣ים	ḇiš·mō·w·nîm	Preposition-b; Number - common plural	H8084 an eighty
year	שָׁנָ֣ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
after the Israelites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
had come	לְצֵ֣את	lə·ṣêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
out of the land	מֵאֶֽרֶץ־	mê·’e·reṣ-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֩	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
in the fourth	הָרְבִיעִ֜ית	hā·rə·ḇî·‘îṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7243 fourth
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of	לִמְלֹ֥ךְ	lim·lōḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
in the month	הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of Ziv	זִ֗ו	ziw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2099 Ziv
the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֔י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
month	בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	bə·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
began to build	וַיִּ֥בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
the house	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
of the LORD	לַיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 3:1–2 · Acts 7:47 · 1 Kings 6:37 · 1 Chronicles 29:19 · 1 Peter 2:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.