Hebrew Interlinear
1 Kings 4:32 Interlinear
“And he spake three thousand proverbs and his songs and five thousand”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְדַבֵּ֕ר | H1696 | And he spake | perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
| 2 | שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת | H7969 | three | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 3 | וָאָֽלֶף׃ | H505 | thousand | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
| 4 | מָשָׁ֑ל | H4912 | proverbs | properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) |
| 5 | וַיְהִ֥י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 6 | שִׁיר֖וֹ | H7892 | and his songs | a song; abstractly, singing |
| 7 | חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה | H2568 | and five | five |
| 8 | וָאָֽלֶף׃ | H505 | thousand | hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand |
Verse Context
1 Kings 4:31For he was wiser than all men than Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman...
1 Kings 4:32 (current)And he spake three thousand proverbs and his songs and five thousand
1 Kings 4:33And he spake of trees from the cedar tree ...