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Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. (KJV)
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וַתִּקֹּ֨דva.ti.Kodand she bowed low
Lemma: קָדַד (qa.dad) · Strong's: H6915
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to bow
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 24:26, Genesis 24:48, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 4:31, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 34:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6915; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 1
בַּת\־bat-Bath-
Lemma: בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע (bat-she.va) · Strong's: H1339
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Bathsheba
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:15, 1 Kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1339; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 2
שֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'-sheba
Lemma: בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע (bat-she.va) · Strong's: H1339
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Bathsheba
Used 22 times. Also: 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:15, 1 Kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1339; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 3
אַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimface
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)
Meaning: face
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 42:6, Genesis 48:12, Numbers 22:31, Deuteronomy 33:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639I; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 4
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 5
וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuand she bowed down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVvw3fs)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 6
לַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.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 1:31 word 7
וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 8
יְחִ֗יye.Chimay he live
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 9
אֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.Nilord my
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 10
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe 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 1:31 word 11
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 12
לְעֹלָֽם\׃\ \פle.'o.Lamfor ever
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT 1 Kings 1:31 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Bathsheba | → | בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע H1339 Bathsheba |
| bowed | → | קָדַד H6915 to bow |
| facedown | → | אַף H0639I face |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| in homage | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| to the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| May my lord | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| live | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| forever | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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