1 Kings
1 Kings 8:54
54Now when Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the LORD, he got up before the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now when | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| had finished | כְּכַלּ֣וֹת | kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| praying | לְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙ | lə·hiṯ·pal·lêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| entire | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| prayer | הַתְּפִלָּ֥ה | hat·tə·p̄il·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8605 prayer |
| and petition | וְהַתְּחִנָּ֖ה | wə·hat·tə·ḥin·nāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8467 favour, supplication for favour |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| he got up | קָ֞ם | qām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| before | מִלִּפְנֵ֨י | mil·lip̄·nê | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the altar | מִזְבַּ֤ח | miz·baḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4196 altar |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| where he had been kneeling | מִכְּרֹ֣עַ | mik·kə·rō·a‘ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3766 bow down |
| with his hands | וְכַפָּ֖יו | wə·ḵap·pāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| spread out | פְּרֻשׂ֥וֹת | pə·ru·śō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural | H6566 spread out, spread |
| toward heaven | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 6:12–13 · Luke 22:45 · 2 Chronicles 7:1 · Psalm 95:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.