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1 Kings 7:14 — King James Version← Study notes

He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.


1 Kings 7:14Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 7:1430 words
HebrewMeaning
בֶּןben
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
אִשָּׁה֩ʾišāh
womannounH802
each · every · female · many ···
אַלְמָנָ֨הʾaləmānāh
desolate housenounH490
widow
ה֜וּאhwʾ
heprepH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
מִ/מַּטֵּ֣הmimaṭēh
rodpronH4294
staff · tribe
נַפְתָּלִ֗יnapətāliy
NaphtalinounH5321
וְ/אָבִ֣י/וwəʾābiyw
fatherconjH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
אִישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
צֹרִי֮ṣōriy
of TyrenounH6876
חֹרֵ֣שׁḥōrēš
artificerverbH2794
נְחֹשֶׁת֒nəḥōšet
brasennounH5178
brass · chain · copper · fetter ···
וַ֠/יִּמָּלֵאwayimālēʾ
accomplishconjH4390
confirm · consecrate · be at an end · be expired ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/חָכְמָ֤הhaḥākəmāh
skilfulparticleH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853
הַ/תְּבוּנָה֙hatəbwnāh
discretionparticleH8394
reason · skilfulness · understanding · wisdom
וְ/אֶתwəʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853
הַ/דַּ֔עַתhadaʿat
cunningparticleH1847
norantly · know · awares
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹתlaʿăśwōt
accomplishpronH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
כָּלkāl
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מְלָאכָ֖הməlāʾkāh
businessnounH4399
cattle · industrious · occupation · officer ···
בַּ/נְּחֹ֑שֶׁתbanəḥōšet
brasenpronH5178
brass · chain · copper · fetter ···
וַ/יָּבוֹא֙wayābwōʾ
abideconjH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
שְׁלֹמֹ֔הšəlōmōh
SolomonnounH8010
וַ/יַּ֖עַשׂwayaʿaś
accomplishconjH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
כָּלkāl
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מְלַאכְתּֽ/וֹməlaʾkətwō
businessnounH4399
cattle · industrious · occupation · officer ···
Words 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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