Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 4:7 Interlinear

And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel made provision for the king and his household his month in a year each man made provision

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הH8010And Solomonshelomah, david's successor
2שְׁנֵיםH8147had twelvetwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
3עָשָׂ֤רH6240ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
4נִצָּבִים֙H5324officersto station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
5עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
6כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
7יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478over all Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
8לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃H3557made provisionproperly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
9אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10הַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428for the kinga king
11וְאֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
12בֵּית֑וֹH1004and his householda house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
13חֹ֧דֶשׁH2320his monththe new moon; by implication, a month
14בַּשָּׁנָ֛הH8141in a yeara year (as a revolution of time)
15יִֽהְיֶ֥הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
16עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
17אֶחָ֖דH259each manproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
18לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃H3557made provisionproperly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)

Verse Context

1 Kings 4:6And Ahishar was over the household and Adoniram the son of Abda...
1 Kings 4:7 (current)And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel made provision for the king and his household his month in a year each man made provision
1 Kings 4:8 And these are their ~s The son of Hur in mount Ephraim...

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