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Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. (KJV)
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יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphat
Lemma: יְהוֹשָׁפָט (ye.ho.sha.phat) · Strong's: H3092I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jehoshaphat
Used 75 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:2, 1 Kings 22:4, 1 Kings 22:5, 1 Kings 22:7, 1 Kings 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3092I; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 1
אֳנִיּ֨וֹת'o.ni.Yotships of
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:49, 2 Chronicles 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 2
תַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁtar.ShishTarshish
Lemma: תַּרְשִׁישׁ (tar.shish) · Strong's: H8659H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tarshish
Used 25 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:22, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 20:36, 2 Chronicles 20:37, Esther 1:14, Psalms 48:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8659H; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 3
לָלֶ֧כֶתla.Le.khetto go
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 4
אוֹפִ֛ירָה'o.Fi.rahOphir towards
Lemma: אוֹפִיר (o.phir) · Strong's: H0211H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ophir
Used 11 times. Also: 1 Kings 9:28, 1 Kings 10:11, 1 Chronicles 29:4, 2 Chronicles 8:18, 2 Chronicles 9:10, Job 22:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0211H; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 5
לַזָּהָ֖בla.za.Havfor <the> gold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 6
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 7
הָלָ֑ךְha.Lakhit went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 8
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 9
אֳנִיּ֖וֹת'o.ni.Yot[the] ships
Lemma: אֳנִיָּה (o.niy.yah) · Strong's: H0591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: fleet
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Deuteronomy 28:68, Judges 5:17, 1 Kings 9:27, 1 Kings 22:49, 2 Chronicles 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0591; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 10
בְּעֶצְי֥וֹןbe.'etz.Yonat Ezion
Lemma: עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר (ets.yon ge.ver) · Strong's: H6100
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ezion-geber
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 33:35, Numbers 33:36, Deuteronomy 2:8, 1 Kings 9:26, 2 Chronicles 8:17, 2 Chronicles 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6100; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 11
גָּֽבֶר\׃Ga.verGeber
Lemma: עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר (ets.yon ge.ver) · Strong's: H6100
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ezion-geber
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 33:35, Numbers 33:36, Deuteronomy 2:8, 1 Kings 9:26, 2 Chronicles 8:17, 2 Chronicles 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6100; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:48 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Jehoshaphat | → | יְהוֹשָׁפָט H3092I Jehoshaphat |
| built | → | עָשַׂר H6237 to tithe |
| ships | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| of Tarshish | → | תַּרְשִׁישׁ H8659H Tarshish |
| to go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to Ophir | → | אוֹפִיר H0211H Ophir |
| for gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| but they never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| set sail | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| [they] | → | אֳנִיָּה H0591 fleet |
| were wrecked | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| at Ezion-geber | → | עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר H6100 Ezion-geber |
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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