Study it in the app“Now 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.”
Now Adonijahוַאֲדֹנִיָּהsonבֶןof Haggithחַגִּיתwas exalting himself,מִתְנַשֵּׂאsaying,לֵאמֹר“Iאֲנִיwill reign.”אֶמְלֹךְAnd he madeוַיַּעַשׂfor himselfלוֹchariotsרֶכֶבand horsemenוּפָרָשִׁיםand fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁיםmenאִישׁrunningרָצִיםbefore him.לְפָנָיו
Adonijah
Adonijah: the name of several men; the best known is the fourth son of David, who tried to become king instead of Solomon (1 Kings 1). It means "my Lord is YHWH."
Where else “adoniya” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appearsHaggith
Haggith: one of David's wives, mother of Adonijah. It means "festive."
Where else “chagit” appearsexalt oneself
Exalt oneself, rise above others. It is a form of the verb "lift up, carry," used of one who makes himself great.
Where else “mitnase” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “emloch” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appearschariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appearshorseman
A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.
Where else “farashim” appearsfifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsrun
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “ratsim” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears4The young woman was very beautiful; and she became the king’s caretaker and ministered to him, but the king did not know her.
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6His father had never grieved him by saying, “Why have you done so?” He too was very handsome in form, and his mother had borne him after Absalom.
