1 Kings 1:39

“And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!””

1 Kings 1:39 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:39, word by word

And Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok

Zadok

Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."

Where else “tsadok” appears
the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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tookיִּקַּחyikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the hornקֶרֶןkeren

horn

The hard point that grows from the head of bulls, rams and goats.

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of oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

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the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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and anointedיִּמְשַׁחyimshach

anoint

To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.

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Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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And they blewיִּתְקְעוּyitku

blow

To blow the trumpet.

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the hornשּׁוֹפָרshofar

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Long liveיְחִיyechi

recover

To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.

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Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Translation note

The Hebrew uses two different words here: the “horn” of oil is a container; the “horn” that is blown is the instrument (shofar). “The tent”: the one David pitched for the ark (2 Samuel 6:17).

The context

38So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and set Solomon on the mule of King David, and brought him to Gihon.

39 · This verse (above)

40And all the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth split with their sound.

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