1 Kings 11:3 Go deeper

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. (KJV)

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וַיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it belonged

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 1

נָשִׁ֗יםna.Shimwives

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 2

שָׂרוֹת֙sa.rOtnoble ladies

Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8282

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: princess

Used 5 times. Also: Judges 5:29, Esther 1:18, Isaiah 49:23, Lamentations 1:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8282; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 3

שְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'seven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 4

מֵא֔וֹתme.'othundred<s>

Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: hundred

Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 5

וּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.Shimand concubines

Lemma: פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ (pi.le.gesh) · Strong's: H6370

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: concubine

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 22:24, Genesis 25:6, Genesis 35:22, Genesis 36:12, Judges 8:31, Judges 19:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6370; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 6

שְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.Loshthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 7

מֵא֑וֹתme.'othundred<s>

Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: hundred

Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 8

וַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.Tuand they turned aside

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

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

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 9

נָשָׁ֖יוna.Shavwives his

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 10

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 11:3 word 11

לִבּֽוֹ\׃li.Boheart his

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT 1 Kings 11:3 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

He had	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
seven	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
hundred	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
wives	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
of royal birth	→	שָׂרָה H8282 princess
and three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
hundred	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
concubines	→	פִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ H6370 concubine
and his wives	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
turned his heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
away	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch

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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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