And Bathshebaוַ בַּת שֶׁבַעbowedתִּקֹּדwith her faceאַפַּיִםto the groundאֶרֶץand bowed downוַתִּשְׁתַּחוּto the kingלַמֶּלֶךְand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“May my lordאֲדֹנִיKingהַמֶּלֶךְDavidדָּוִדliveיְחִיforever!”לְעֹלָם
1 Kings 1:31
Study it in the app“And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and bowed down to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:31, word by word
- And Bathshebaבַּתbat
Bathsheba
Bathsheba: wife of Uriah the Hittite and then of David; mother of Solomon (2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 1). It means "daughter of the oath."
Where else “bat” appears- bowedתִּקֹּדtikod
bow down
Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.
Where else “tikod” appears- with her faceאַפַּיִםapayim
face
A person's face: it is bowed to the ground to honor, and "before someone" is in front of his face.
Where else “apayim” appears- to the groundאֶרֶץerets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “erets” appears- and bowed downתִּשְׁתַּחוּtishtachu
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “tishtachu” appears- to the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “May my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- liveיְחִיyechi
recover
To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.
Where else “yechi” appears- foreverעֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
30indeed, as I swore to you by YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ so I will do this very day.”
31 · This verse (above)
32And King David said, “Call Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada to me.” And they came before the king.