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The young womanוְהַנַּעֲרָהwas veryעַד מְאֹדbeautiful;יָפָהand she becameוַתְּהִיthe king’sלַמֶּלֶךְcaretakerסֹכֶנֶתand ministered to him,וַתְּשָׁרְתֵהוּbut the kingוְהַמֶּלֶךְdid notלֹאknow her.יְדָעָהּ
1 Kings 1:4
Study it in the app“The young woman was very beautiful; and she became the king’s caretaker and ministered to him, but the king did not know her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:4, word by word
- The young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara
girl
An unmarried female of marrying age.
Where else “naara” appears- was veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- beautifulיָפָהyafa
beautiful
Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.
Where else “yafa” appears- and she becameתְּהִיtehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “tehi” appears- the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- caretakerסֹכֶנֶתsochenet
steward
One who serves a king or a house closely: she who tends the aged king, the steward of the palace.
Where else “sochenet” appears- and ministered to himתְּשָׁרְתֵtesharte
attend
To wait on someone closely.
Where else “tesharte” appears- know herיְדָעָyedaa
lie with
To be intimate with a woman.
Where else “yedaa” appears
Translation note
“Did not know her”: he did not have relations with her; it is the Hebrew way of saying it (Genesis 4:1).
The context
3So they sought a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
4 · This verse (above)
5Now Adonijah son of Haggith was exalting himself, saying, “I will reign.” And he made for himself chariots and horsemen and fifty men running before him.