Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 5:17 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Kings 5:17, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

commanded And the king and they brought stones great stones costly to lay the foundation of the house stones and hewed

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְצַ֣וH6680commanded(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
2הַמֶּ֡לֶךְH4428And the kinga king
3וַיַּסִּעוּ֩H5265and they broughtproperly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey
4אַבְנֵ֥יH68stonesa stone
5גְּדֹל֜וֹתH1419greatgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
6אַבְנֵ֥יH68stonesa stone
7יְקָר֛וֹתH3368costlyvaluable (objectively or subjectively)
8לְיַסֵּ֥דH3245to lay the foundationto set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
9הַבָּ֖יִתH1004of the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
10אַבְנֵ֥יH68stonesa stone
11גָזִֽית׃H1496and hewedsomething cut, i.e., dressed stone

Verse Context

1 Kings 5:16 Beside the chief officers of Solomon's ...
1 Kings 5:17 (current)commanded And the king and they brought stones great stones costly to lay the foundation of the house stones and hewed
1 Kings 5:18did hew builders And Solomon's builders and Hiram's them and the stonesquarers...

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