Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 4:32 Interlinear

And he spake three thousand proverbs and his songs and five thousand

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְדַבֵּ֕רH1696And he spakeperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
2שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתH7969threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
3וָאָֽלֶף׃H505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
4מָשָׁ֑לH4912proverbsproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
5וַיְהִ֥יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
6שִׁיר֖וֹH7892and his songsa song; abstractly, singing
7חֲמִשָּׁ֥הH2568and fivefive
8וָאָֽלֶף׃H505thousandhence (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 ...

Continue Your Study