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So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. (KJV)

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וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.Shuand they sought

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 1

נַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.Raha young woman

Lemma: נַעֲרָה (na.a.rah) · Strong's: H5291

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: maiden

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 24:61 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5291; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 2

יָפָ֔הya.Fahbeautiful

Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: beautiful

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 3

בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholin all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 4

גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] territory of

Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: border: area

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 5

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 6

וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'Uand they found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 8

אֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.ShagAbishag

Lemma: אֲבִישַׁג (a.vi.shag) · Strong's: H0049

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Abishag

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:15, 1 Kings 2:17, 1 Kings 2:21, 1 Kings 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0049; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 9

הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.Mitthe Shunammite

Lemma: שׁוּנַמִּית (shu.nam.mit) · Strong's: H7767

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNgfsa)

Meaning: Shunammites

Used 8 times. Also: 1 Kings 1:15, 1 Kings 2:17, 1 Kings 2:21, 1 Kings 2:22, 2 Kings 4:12, 2 Kings 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7767; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 10

וַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they brought

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to come (in): bring

Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 11

אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah<obj.> her

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 12

לַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃la.Me.lekhto the king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then they searched	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
throughout	→	כֹּל H3605 all
. . .	→	גְּבוּל H1366H border: area
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
for a beautiful	→	יָפֶה H3303 beautiful
girl	→	נַעֲרָה H5291 maiden
and they found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
Abishag	→	אֲבִישַׁג H0049 Abishag
the Shunammite	→	שׁוּנַמִּית H7767 Shunammites
and brought	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
her	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
to the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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