1 Kings 20:26 Go deeper
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And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. (KJV)
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וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was
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 20:26 word 1
לִתְשׁוּבַ֣תlit.shu.Vatto [the] return of
Lemma: תְּשׁוּבָה (te.shu.vah) · Strong's: H8666
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: turn
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 7:17, 2 Samuel 11:1, 1 Kings 20:22, 1 Chronicles 20:1, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Job 21:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8666; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 2
הַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.Nahthe year
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 20:26 word 3
וַיִּפְקֹ֥דvai.yif.Kodand he mustered
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to reckon: list
Used 127 times. Also: Exodus 30:12, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:14, Exodus 38:21, Exodus 38:25, Exodus 38:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485A; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 4
בֶּן\־ben-Ben
Lemma: בֶּן־הֲדַד (ben-ha.dad) · Strong's: H1130G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ben-hadad
Used 36 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:18, 1 Kings 15:20, 1 Kings 20:1, 1 Kings 20:2, 1 Kings 20:5, 1 Kings 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1130G; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 5
הֲדַ֖דha.DadHadad
Lemma: בֶּן־הֲדַד (ben-ha.dad) · Strong's: H1130G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ben-hadad
Used 36 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:18, 1 Kings 15:20, 1 Kings 20:1, 1 Kings 20:2, 1 Kings 20:5, 1 Kings 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1130G; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 6
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 20:26 word 7
אֲרָ֑ם'a.RamAram
Lemma: אֲרָם (a.ram) · Strong's: H0758I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Syria
Used 120 times. Also: Judges 10:6, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Samuel 10:8, 2 Samuel 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0758I; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 8
וַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 9
אֲפֵ֔קָה'a.Fe.kahAphek towards
Lemma: אֲפֵק (a.pheq) · Strong's: H0663I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Aphek
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:30, 2 Kings 13:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0663I; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 10
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battle
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 11
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 12
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 1 Kings 20:26 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the spring | → | תְּשׁוּבָה H8666 turn |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| Ben-hadad | → | בֶּן־הֲדַד H1130G Ben-hadad |
| mobilized | → | פָּקַד H6485A to reckon: list |
| the Arameans | → | אֲרָם H0758I Syria |
| and went up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to Aphek | → | אֲפֵק H0663I Aphek |
| to fight | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| against | → | עִם H5973A with |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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