1 Kings 4:32 Go deeper

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. (KJV)

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וַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.Berand he spoke

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:32 word 1

שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:32 word 2

אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:32 word 3

מָשָׁ֑לma.Shalproverb[s]

Lemma: מָשָׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4912

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: proverb

Used 39 times. Also: Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:18, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:20, Numbers 24:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4912; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:32 word 4

וַיְהִ֥יvay.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 4:32 word 5

שִׁיר֖וֹshi.Rosong his

Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7892A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: song

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Judges 5:12, 1 Chronicles 6:31, 1 Chronicles 6:32, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 15:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7892A; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:32 word 6

חֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.Shahfive

Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: five

Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:32 word 7

וָאָֽלֶף\׃va.'A.lefand one thousand

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Kings 4:32 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Solomon composed	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
thousand	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
proverbs	→	מָשָׁל H4912 proverb
and his songs	→	שִׁיר H7892A song
numbered	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a thousand	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
and five	→	חָמֵשׁ H2568 five

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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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