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She was stillוְ עוֹדֶנָּהspeakingמְדַבֶּרֶתwithעִםthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְwhen Nathanוְנָתָןthe prophetהַנָּבִיאcame in.בָּא
1 Kings 1:22
Study it in the app“She was still speaking with the king when Nathan the prophet came in.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:22, word by word
- speakingמְדַבֶּרֶתmedaberet
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “medaberet” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- when Nathanנָתָןnatan
Nathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- came inבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears
The context
21And it will happen, when my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted sinners.”
22 · This verse (above)
23And they told the king, saying, “Look, Nathan the prophet is here.” And he came in before the king and bowed down to the king with his face to the ground.