Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 8:23 Interlinear

And he said LORD God of Israel God like thee in heaven above or on earth beneath who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּאמַ֗רH559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
2יְהוָ֞הH3068LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3אֱלֹהִ֔יםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
4יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
5אֵיןH369a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
6כָּמ֣וֹךָH3644as, thus, so
7אֱלֹהִ֔יםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
8בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםH8064like thee in heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
9מִמַּ֔עַלH4605aboveproperly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
10וְעַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11הָאָ֖רֶץH776or on earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
12מִתָּ֑חַתH8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
13שֹׁמֵ֤רH8104beneath who keepestproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
14הַבְּרִית֙H1285covenanta compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
15וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדH2617and mercykindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
16לַֽעֲבָדֶ֕יךָH5650with thy servantsa servant
17הַהֹֽלְכִ֥יםH1980that walkto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
18לְפָנֶ֖יךָH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
19בְּכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
20לִבָּֽם׃H3820thee with all their heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything

Verse Context

1 Kings 8:22stood And Solomon before the altar of the LORD in the presence of...
1 Kings 8:23 (current)And he said LORD God of Israel God like thee in heaven above or on earth beneath who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart
1 Kings 8:24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father ...

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