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And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. (KJV)
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וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤רvai.yik.Shorand he conspired
Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to conspire
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Genesis 30:42, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 1
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon him
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 16:9 word 2
עַבְדּ֣וֹav.Doservant his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 3
זִמְרִ֔יzim.RiZimri
Lemma: זִמְרִי (zim.ri) · Strong's: H2174A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zimri
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:10, 1 Kings 16:12, 1 Kings 16:15, 1 Kings 16:16, 1 Kings 16:18, 1 Kings 16:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2174A; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 4
שַׂ֖רsar[the] commander of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 16:9 word 5
מַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.Tzit<the> half of
Lemma: מַחֲצִית (ma.cha.tsit) · Strong's: H4276
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: half
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:15, Exodus 30:23, Exodus 38:26, Leviticus 6:20, Numbers 31:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4276; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 6
הָרָ֑כֶבha.Ra.khevthe chariotry
Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: chariot
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7393G; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 7
וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 8
בְתִרְצָה֙ve.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 16:9 word 9
שֹׁתֶ֣הsho.Teh[was] drinking
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 10
שִׁכּ֔וֹרshi.Kordrunken
Lemma: שִׁכֹּר (shik.kor) · Strong's: H7910
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: drunken
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:13, 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Kings 20:16, Job 12:25, Psalms 107:27, Proverbs 26:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7910; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 11
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 12
אַרְצָ֔א'ar.Tza'Arza
Lemma: אַרְצָא (ar.tsa) · Strong's: H0777
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Arza
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0777; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 13
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho
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 16:9 word 14
עַל\־'al-[was] 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 16:9 word 15
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe household
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:9 word 16
בְּתִרְצָֽה\׃be.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 16:9 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| However, while Elah | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| was in Tirzah | → | תִּרְצָה H8656H Tirzah |
| getting drunk | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| . . . | → | שִׁכֹּר H7910 drunken |
| in the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| of Arza | → | אַרְצָא H0777 Arza |
| the steward | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| of [his] household | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| [there] | → | תִּרְצָה H8656H Tirzah |
| [Elah’s] servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| Zimri | → | זִמְרִי H2174A Zimri |
| the commander | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of half | → | מַחֲצִית H4276 half |
| his chariots | → | רֶ֫כֶב H7393G chariot |
| conspired | → | קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire |
| against him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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