Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 20:11 Interlinear

answered And the king of Israel and said Tell on his harness boast him Let not him that girdeth himself as he that putteth it off

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּ֤עַןH6030answeredproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
2מֶֽלֶךְH4428And the kinga king
3יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
4וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
5דַּבְּר֔וּH1696Tellperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
6אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
7יִתְהַלֵּ֥לH1984on his harness boastto be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
8חֹגֵ֖רH2296him Let not him that girdethto gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
9כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ׃H6605himself as he that putteth it offto open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

Verse Context

1 Kings 20:10sent And Benhadad unto him and said ...
1 Kings 20:11 (current)answered And the king of Israel and said Tell on his harness boast him Let not him that girdeth himself as he that putteth it off
1 Kings 20:12 And it came to pass when Benhadad heard this message ...

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