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And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD . (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֣יvay.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 6:1 word 1
בִשְׁמוֹנִ֣יםvish.mo.Nimin eighty
Lemma: שְׁמֹנִים (she.mo.nim) · Strong's: H8084
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: eighty
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:28, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 35:28, Exodus 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8084; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 2
שָׁנָ֣הsha.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 6:1 word 3
וְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'and four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 4
מֵא֣וֹתme.'othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 5
שָׁנָ֡הsha.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 6:1 word 6
לְצֵ֣אתle.Tzetof [the] coming out of
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 7
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 8
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.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 6:1 word 9
מֵאֶֽרֶץ\־me.'e.retz-from [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 10
מִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 11
בַּשָּׁנָ֨הba.sha.Nahin the 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 6:1 word 12
הָרְבִיעִ֜יתha.re.vi.'It<the> fourth
Lemma: רְבִיעִי (re.vi.i) · Strong's: H7243
Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)
Meaning: fourth
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:19, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:16, Exodus 28:20, Exodus 29:40, Exodus 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7243; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 13
בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshin [the] month of
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 14
זִ֗וZivZiv
Lemma: זִו (ziv) · Strong's: H2099
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Ziv
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2099; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 15
ה֚וּאhu'that
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 6:1 word 16
הַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.desh[was] the month
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 17
הַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.Ni<the> second
Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: second
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 18
לִמְלֹ֥ךְlim.Lokhof [the] reigning of
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 6:1 word 19
שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohSolomon
Lemma: שְׁלֹמֹה (she.lo.moh) · Strong's: H8010
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Solomon
Used 293 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:10, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:12, 1 Kings 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8010; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 20
עַל\־'al-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 6:1 word 21
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.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 6:1 word 22
וַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 23
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 24
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehfor Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:1 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| hundred | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| and eightieth | → | שְׁמֹנִים H8084 eighty |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| after the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| had come | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| out of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| in the fourth | → | רְבִיעִי H7243 fourth |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of [Solomon’s] reign | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| in the month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| of Ziv | → | זִו H2099 Ziv |
| the second | → | שֵׁנִי H8145 second |
| month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| [he] | → | שְׁלֹמֹה H8010 Solomon |
| began to build | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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