1 Kings 14:27 Go deeper
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And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 1
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.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 14:27 word 2
רְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmRehoboam
Lemma: רְחַבְעָם (re.chav.am) · Strong's: H7346
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Rehoboam
Used 50 times. Also: 1 Kings 11:43, 1 Kings 12:1, 1 Kings 12:3, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:12, 1 Kings 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7346; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 3
תַּחְתָּ֔םtach.Tamin place of them
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 4
מָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.Neishields of
Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: shield
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, Judges 5:8, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 5
נְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronze
Lemma: נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) · Strong's: H5178A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bronze
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Exodus 25:3, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5178A; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 6
וְהִפְקִ֗ידve.hif.Kidand he entrusted [them]
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485J
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to reckon: overseer
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:34, Leviticus 6:4, Numbers 1:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485J; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 7
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 8
יַד֙yad[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 9
שָׂרֵ֣יsa.Rei[the] commanders of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 10
הָרָצִ֔יםha.ra.Tzimthe runners
Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to run: guard
Used 15 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:17, 1 Kings 14:28, 2 Kings 10:25, 2 Kings 11:4, 2 Kings 11:6, 2 Kings 11:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7323H; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 11
הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.Rimwho guarded
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to keep: obey
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 12
פֶּ֖תַחPe.tach[the] entrance of
Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrance
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 13
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004P
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: palace
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 47:14, 2 Samuel 7:1, 1 Kings 10:4, 1 Kings 10:12, 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Kings 20:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004P; TAHOT 1 Kings 14:27 word 14
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.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 14:27 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| Rehoboam | → | רְחַבְעָם H7346 Rehoboam |
| made | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| bronze | → | נְחֹ֫שֶׁת H5178A bronze |
| shields | → | מָגֵן H4043 shield |
| in their place | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| and committed [them] | → | פָּקַד H6485J to reckon: overseer |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the care | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| of the captains | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of the guard | → | רוּץ H7323H to run: guard |
| on duty | → | שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey |
| at the entrance | → | פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance |
| to the royal | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| palace | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004P house: palace |
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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