1 Kings

1 Kings 7:13–14

¹³Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram^g from Tyre. ¹⁴He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

Footnotes

g 7:13 Hebrew Hiram, a variant of Huram; also in verses 40 and 45; see 2 Chronicles 4:11|2CH 4:11. Note that this is not Hiram king of Tyre mentioned in 1 Kings 5:1.

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1 Kings 7:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֙	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
to bring	וַיִּקַּ֥ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Huram	חִירָ֖ם	ḥî·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
from Tyre	מִצֹּֽר׃	miṣ·ṣōr	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre

1 Kings 7:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	ה֜וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
the son of	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
a widow	אַלְמָנָ֨ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
from the tribe	מִמַּטֵּ֣ה	mim·maṭ·ṭêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Naphtali	נַפְתָּלִ֗י	nap̄·tā·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5321 Naphtali
and his father	וְאָבִ֣יו	wə·’ā·ḇîw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
was a man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of Tyre	צֹרִי֮	ṣō·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6876 Tyrian
a craftsman	חֹרֵ֣שׁ	ḥō·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2794 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
in bronze	נְחֹשֶׁת֒	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
Huram had great	וַ֠יִּמָּלֵא	way·yim·mā·lê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
skill	הַחָכְמָ֤ה	ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
understanding	הַתְּבוּנָה֙	hat·tə·ḇū·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
and knowledge	הַדַּ֔עַת	had·da·‘aṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
for every kind	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of bronze	בַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁת	ban·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
work	מְלָאכָ֖ה	mə·lā·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
So he came	וַיָּבוֹא֙	way·yā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
and carried out	וַיַּ֖עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his work	מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃	mə·laḵ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4399 occupation, work

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1 Kings 7:13 2 Chronicles 4:11

1 Kings 7:14 2 Chronicles 2:14 · 2 Chronicles 4:16 · Exodus 31:2–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.