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In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. (KJV)
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בִּשְׁנַת֩bish.Natin 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 16:15 word 1
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.Rimtwenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 2
וָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'and seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
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 16:15 word 3
שָׁנָ֗הsha.Nahyear
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 16:15 word 4
לְאָסָא֙le.'a.Sa'of Asa
Lemma: אָסָא (a.sa) · Strong's: H0609G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Asa
Used 57 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:8, 1 Kings 15:9, 1 Kings 15:11, 1 Kings 15:13, 1 Kings 15:14, 1 Kings 15:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0609G; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 5
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 16:15 word 6
יְהוּדָ֔הye.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 16:15 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 16:15 word 8
זִמְרִ֛יzim.RiZimri
Lemma: זִמְרִי (zim.ri) · Strong's: H2174A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zimri
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:9, 1 Kings 16:10, 1 Kings 16:12, 1 Kings 16:16, 1 Kings 16:18, 1 Kings 16:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2174A; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 9
שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'Atseven
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 16:15 word 10
יָמִ֖יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 11
בְּתִרְצָ֑הbe.tir.Tzahin Tirzah
Lemma: תִּרְצָה (tir.tsah) · Strong's: H8656H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tirzah
Used 14 times. Also: Joshua 12:24, 1 Kings 14:17, 1 Kings 15:21, 1 Kings 15:33, 1 Kings 16:6, 1 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8656H; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 12
וְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'Amand the people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people: soldiers
Used 77 times. Also: Exodus 14:6, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 20:1, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971K; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 13
חֹנִ֔יםcho.Nim[were] encamped
Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to camp
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 14
עַֽל\־'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 16:15 word 15
גִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonGibbethon
Lemma: גִּבְּתוֹן (gib.b.ton) · Strong's: H1405
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gibbethon
Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 19:44, Joshua 21:23, 1 Kings 15:27, 1 Kings 16:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1405; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 16
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 17
לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים\׃la.pe.lish.Tim[belonged] to the Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:15 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the twenty-seventh | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| . . . | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of Asa’s | → | אָסָא H0609G Asa |
| reign | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| over Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| Zimri | → | זִמְרִי H2174A Zimri |
| reigned | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| in Tirzah | → | תִּרְצָה H8656H Tirzah |
| for seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| Now the troops | → | עַם H5971K people: soldiers |
| were encamped | → | חָנָה H2583 to camp |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Gibbethon | → | גִּבְּתוֹן H1405 Gibbethon |
| of the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
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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