Hebrew Interlinear
1 Kings 4:31 Interlinear
“For he was wiser than all men than Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman and Chalcol and Darda the sons of Mahol and his fame was in all nations round about”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֶּחְכַּם֮ | H2449 | For he was wiser | to be wise (in mind, word or act) |
| 2 | מִכָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 3 | הָֽאָדָם֒ | H120 | than all men | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 4 | מֵֽאֵיתָ֣ן | H387 | than Ethan | ethan, the name of four israelites |
| 5 | הָֽאֶזְרָחִ֗י | H250 | the Ezrahite | an ezrachite or descendant of zerach |
| 6 | וְהֵימָ֧ן | H1968 | and Heman | heman, the name of at least two israelites |
| 7 | וְכַלְכֹּ֛ל | H3633 | and Chalcol | calcol, an israelite |
| 8 | וְדַרְדַּ֖ע | H1862 | and Darda | darda, an israelite |
| 9 | בְּנֵ֣י | H1121 | the sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 10 | מָח֑וֹל | H4235 | of Mahol | machol, an israelite |
| 11 | וַיְהִֽי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 12 | שְׁמ֥וֹ | H8034 | and his fame | an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character |
| 13 | בְכָֽל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 14 | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | H1471 | was in all nations | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
| 15 | סָבִֽיב׃ | H5439 | round about | (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around |
Verse Context
1 Kings 4:30excelled and all the wisdom And Solomon's and all the wisdom of all the children...
1 Kings 4:31 (current)For he was wiser than all men than Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman and Chalcol and Darda the sons of Mahol and his fame was in all nations round about
1 Kings 4:32And he spake three thousand proverbs and his songs...