1 Kings

1 Kings 9:26–27

²⁶King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth^j in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.^k ²⁷And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.

Footnotes

j 9:26 Eloth is a variant of Elath; see LXX, 2 Kings 14:22|2KI 14:22, and 2 Kings 16:6.
k 9:26 Or the Sea of Reeds

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1 Kings 9:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
King	הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
also assembled	עָשָׂה֩	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a fleet of ships	וָאֳנִ֡י	wā·’o·nî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H590 ships, fleet
at Ezion-geber	גֶּ֨בֶר	ge·ḇer	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6100 Etsjon-Geber
which	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is near	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
Eloth	אֵל֛וֹת	’ê·lō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H359 Eloth, Elath
Edom	אֱדֽוֹם׃	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the shore	שְׂפַ֥ת	śə·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of the Red	ס֖וּף	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	יַם־	yam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea

1 Kings 9:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Hiram	חִירָ֤ם	ḥî·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
his servants	עֲבָדָ֔יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
sailors	אֳנִיּ֔וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H591 a ship
who knew	יֹדְעֵ֖י	yō·ḏə·‘ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3045 know
the sea	הַיָּ֑ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
in the fleet	בָּֽאֳנִי֙	bā·’o·nî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H590 ships, fleet
with	עִ֖ם	‘im	Preposition	H5973 with
Solomon’s	שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
servants	עַבְדֵ֥י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant

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1 Kings 9:26 1 Kings 22:48 · Numbers 33:35 · Deuteronomy 2:8

1 Kings 9:27 1 Kings 5:6 · 1 Kings 10:11 · 1 Kings 5:9

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