1 Kings 1:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Bath–sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.”

1 Kings 1:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 1:1514 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/תָּבֹ֨אwatābōʾ

abideconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

בַתbat

Bath-shebanounH1339

שֶׁ֤בֶעšebeʿ

Bath-shebanounH1339

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙hamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

הַ/חַ֔דְרָ/הhaḥadərāh

inner) chamberparticleH2315

innermost part · parlour · south · within

וְ/הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְwəhamelekə

kingconjH4428

royal

זָקֵ֣ןzāqēn

aged manverbH2204

be old

מְאֹ֑דməʾōd

diligentlyadvH3966

especially · exceeding · far · fast ···

וַֽ/אֲבִישַׁג֙waʾăbiyšag

AbishagconjH49

הַ/שּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתhašwnamiyt

ShunamiteparticleH7767

מְשָׁרַ֖תməšārat

ministerverbH8334

serve(-ant · -ice · -itor) · wait on

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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