1 Kings 15:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.”

1 Kings 15:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 15:1716 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יַּ֨עַלwayaʿal

ariseconjH5927

ascend up · at once · break · bring ···

בַּעְשָׁ֤אbaʿəšāʾ

BaashanounH1201

מֶֽלֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

יְהוּדָ֔הyəhwdāh

JudahnounH3063

וַ/יִּ֖בֶןwayiben

buildconjH1129

obtain children · make · repair · set ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הָ/רָמָ֑הhārāmāh

RamahparticleH7414

לְ/בִלְתִּ֗יləbilətiy

because unpronH1115

beside · but · continual · except ···

תֵּ֚תtēt

addverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

יֹצֵ֣אyōṣēʾ

appearverbH3318

after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···

וָ/בָ֔אwābāʾ

abideconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

לְ/אָסָ֖אləʾāsāʾ

AsapronH609

מֶ֥לֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

יְהוּדָֽהyəhwdāh

JudahnounH3063

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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