1 Kings 1:45

“And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him as king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there rejoicing, and the city is in an uproar. That is the sound that you heard.”

1 Kings 1:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:45, 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.

Where else “kohen” appears
and 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
have anointedיִּמְשְׁחוּyimshchu

anoint

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

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as kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
at Gihonגִחוֹןgichon

Gihon

Gihon, one of the four rivers of Eden, which is not known for certain; also a spring beside Jerusalem.

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and they have gone upיַּעֲלוּyaalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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rejoicingשְׂמֵחִיםsemechim

joyful, glad

Joyful, glad.

Where else “semechim” appears
and the cityקִּרְיָהkirya

town, city

Town: a poetic way of saying "city."

Where else “kirya” appears
is in an uproarתֵּהֹםtehom

be in uproar

Be filled with commotion and noise: a city or a camp.

Where else “tehom” appears
is the soundקּוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

Where else “kol” appears
you heardשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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The context

44The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.

45 · This verse (above)

46Moreover, Solomon has sat on the throne of the kingdom.

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