1 Kings 15:1 Go deeper
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. (KJV)
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וּבִשְׁנַת֙u.vish.Natand in year
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 1
שְׁמֹנֶ֣הshe.mo.Neheight-
Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: eight
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 2
עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה'es.Rehteen
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 3
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhof 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 15:1 word 4
יָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboam
Lemma: יָֽרָבְעָם (ya.rov.am) · Strong's: H3379G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jeroboam
Used 90 times. Also: 1 Kings 11:26, 1 Kings 11:28, 1 Kings 11:29, 1 Kings 11:31, 1 Kings 11:40, 1 Kings 12:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3379G; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 5
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 6
נְבָ֑טne.VatNebat
Lemma: נְבָט (ne.vat) · Strong's: H5028
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nebat
Used 25 times. Also: 1 Kings 11:26, 1 Kings 12:2, 1 Kings 12:15, 1 Kings 16:3, 1 Kings 16:26, 1 Kings 16:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5028; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 7
מָלַ֥ךְma.Lakhhe became king
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to reign
Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 8
אֲבִיָּ֖ם'a.vi.YamAbijam
Lemma: אֲבִיָּם (a.viy.yam) · Strong's: H0038
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abijam
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 14:31, 1 Kings 15:7, 1 Kings 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0038; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 9
עַל\־'al-over
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 15:1 word 10
יְהוּדָֽה\׃ye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT 1 Kings 15:1 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the eighteenth | → | שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of the reign | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Jeroboam | → | יָֽרָבְעָם H3379G Jeroboam |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Nebat | → | נְבָט H5028 Nebat |
| Abijam | → | אֲבִיָּם H0038 Abijam |
| became king | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| of | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
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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