Davidדָּוִידsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Solomon,לִשְׁלֹמֹה“My son,בְּנִיas for me,אֲנִיit wasהָיָהin my heartעִם לְבָבִיto buildלִבְנוֹתa houseבַּיִתfor the nameלְשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim.אֱלֹהָי
1 Chronicles 22:7
Study it in the app“David said to Solomon, “My son, as for me, it was in my heart to build a house for the name of YHWH my Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 22:7, word by word
- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- “My sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- it wasהָיָהhaya
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appears- in my heartלְבָבִlevavi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levavi” appears- to buildבְנוֹתvenot
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “venot” appears- a houseבַּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- for the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- my Elohimאֱלֹהָeloha
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appears
The context
6He called Solomon his son and commanded him to build a house for YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.
7 · This verse (above)
8But the word of YHWH came to me, saying, ‘Blood in abundance you have shed, and great wars you have waged. You shall not build a house for my name, for much blood you have shed on the earth before me.