1 Kings 1:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.”

1 Kings 1:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 1:411 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/הַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֖הwəhanaʿărāh

damselconjH5291

maid · young

יָפָ֣הyāpāh

beautyadjH3303

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

עַדʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

מְאֹ֑דməʾōd

diligentlyadvH3966

especially · exceeding · far · fast ···

וַ/תְּהִ֨יwatəhiy

beaconconjH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

לַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְlamelekə

kingpronH4428

royal

סֹכֶ֨נֶת֙sōkenet

acquaintverbH5532

be advantage · ever · (be · ) profit ···

וַ/תְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔/הוּwatəšārətēhw

ministerconjH8334

serve(-ant · -ice · -itor) · wait on

וְ/הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְwəhamelekə

kingconjH4428

royal

לֹ֥אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יְדָעָֽ/הּyədāʿāh

acknowledgeverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

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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