1 Kings 1:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.”

1 Kings 1:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 1:313 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יְבַקְשׁוּ֙wayəbaqəšw

askconjH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

נַעֲרָ֣הnaʿărāh

damselnounH5291

maid · young

יָפָ֔הyāpāh

beautyadjH3303

beautiful · comely · fair(-est · one) ···

בְּ/כֹ֖לbəkōl

all (mannerpronH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

גְּב֣וּלgəbwl

bordernounH1366

bound · coast · great · landmark ···

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

וַֽ/יִּמְצְא֗וּwayiməṣəʾw

befallconjH4672

be able · being · catch · certainly ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

אֲבִישַׁג֙ʾăbiyšag

AbishagnounH49

הַ/שּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתhašwnamiyt

ShunamiteparticleH7767

וַ/יָּבִ֥אוּwayābiʾw

abideconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

אֹתָ֖/הּʾōtāh

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

לַ/מֶּֽלֶךְlamelekə

kingpronH4428

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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