1 Kings

1 Kings 9:11–12

¹¹King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress^b logs and gold for his every desire. ¹²So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

Footnotes

b 9:11 Or pine or juniper or fir

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1 Kings 9:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
King	הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
gave	יִתֵּן֩	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
towns	עִ֔יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
in the land	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Galilee	הַגָּלִֽיל׃	hag·gā·lîl	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1551 cylinder, rod, circuit, district
to Hiram	חִירָ֣ם	ḥî·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Tyre	צֹ֠ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
who had supplied	נִשָּׂ֨א	niś·śā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
him	שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
with cedar	אֲרָזִ֨ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
and cypress	בְרוֹשִׁ֛ים	ḇə·rō·wō·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1265 cypress or fir
logs	בַּעֲצֵי֩	ba·‘ă·ṣê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and gold	וּבַזָּהָ֖ב	ū·ḇaz·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
for his every	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
desire	חֶפְצ֑וֹ	ḥep̄·ṣōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2656 delight, pleasure

1 Kings 9:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Hiram	חִירָם֙	ḥî·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
went out	וַיֵּצֵ֤א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from Tyre	מִצֹּ֔ר	miṣ·ṣōr	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
to inspect	לִרְאוֹת֙	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
the towns	הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
had given	נָתַן־	nā·ṯan-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
but he was not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pleased with	יָשְׁר֖וּ	yā·šə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
them	בְּעֵינָֽיו׃	bə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye

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1 Kings 9:11 2 Chronicles 8:2

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