2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 9:1

¹Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan— with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones.

And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now when the queen	וּמַֽלְכַּת־	ū·mal·kaṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4436 queen
of Sheba	שְׁבָ֗א	šə·ḇā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7614 Shebâ
heard	שָֽׁמְעָה֮	šā·mə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
about	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
the fame	שֵׁ֣מַע	šê·ma‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8088 sound
of Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹה֒	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
she came	וַתָּב֣וֹא	wat·tā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to test	לְנַסּוֹת֩	lə·nas·sō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5254 test, try
with difficult questions	בְחִיד֜וֹת	ḇə·ḥî·ḏō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question
in Jerusalem	בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
with a very	מְאֹ֡ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
large	כָּבֵ֣ד	kā·ḇêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
caravan	בְּחַ֣יִל	bə·ḥa·yil	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
with camels	וּ֠גְמַלִּים	ū·ḡə·mal·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1581 camel
bearing	נֹשְׂאִ֨ים	nō·śə·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
spices	בְּשָׂמִ֧ים	bə·śā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1314 spice, balsam, balsam-tree
gold	וְזָהָ֛ב	wə·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
in abundance	לָרֹ֖ב	lā·rōḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
and precious	יְקָרָ֑ה	yə·qā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stones	וְאֶ֣בֶן	wə·’e·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
And she came	וַתָּבוֹא֙	wat·tā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
and spoke	וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר	wat·tə·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1696 speak
with him	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
about all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
was	הָיָ֖ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
her mind	לְבָבָֽהּ׃	lə·ḇā·ḇāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart

Cross-references

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Matthew 12:42 · Luke 11:31 · 1 Kings 10:1–13 · 2 Chronicles 9:9 · Isaiah 60:6 · Genesis 10:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.