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His fatherוְ אָבִיוhad neverלֹא מִיָּמָיוgrieved himעֲצָבוֹby saying,לֵאמֹר“Whyמַדּוּעַhave you doneעָשִׂיתָso?”כָּכָהHeהוּאtooוְגַםwas veryמְאֹדhandsomeטוֹבin form,תֹּאַרand his mother had borneוְ יָלְדָהhimאֹתוֹafterאַחֲרֵיAbsalom.אַבְשָׁלוֹם
1 Kings 1:6
Study it in the app“His 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 1:6, word by word
- His fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- had neverיָּמָיyamay
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamay” appears- grieved himעֲצָבatsav
grieve
To feel pain or grief in the heart, or to cause it to someone.
Where else “atsav” appears- by sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Whyמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- have you doneעָשִׂיתָasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- was veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- handsomeטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- in formתֹּאַרtoar
form
Form, figure, the shape of the body; appearance.
Where else “toar” appears- and his mother had borneיָלְדָהyalda
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yalda” appears- Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7And he conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they helped, following Adonijah.