1 Kings 1:9

“And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fatted animals by the stone of Zoheleth, which is beside En-rogel; and he invited all his brothers, the sons of the king, and all the men of Judah, the king’s servants.”

1 Kings 1:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:9, word by word

And Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּהוּadoniyahu

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 “adoniyahu” appears
sacrificedיִּזְבַּחyizbach

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

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sheepצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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cattleבָקָרvakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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and fatted animalsמְרִיאmeri

fatted animal

Fatted animal: a beast fattened for a meal or a special sacrifice.

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the stoneאֶבֶןeven

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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of Zohelethהַזֹּחֶלֶתhazochelet

Zoheleth

Zoheleth: the name of a stone beside En-rogel, near Jerusalem, where Adonijah held his feast (1 Kings 1:9). The lexicon relates the name to "the crawling one" (serpent).

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besideאֵצֶלetsel

beside

Beside, next to.

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En-rogelעֵיןen

En-rogel

En-rogel: a spring by Jerusalem, on the border between Judah and Benjamin.

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and he invitedיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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his brothersאֶחָיechay

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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servantsעַבְדֵיavde

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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Translation note

“Zoheleth”: the name of the stone; the lexicon relates it to “the one that crawls” (a serpent).

The context

8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David were not with Adonijah.

9 · This verse (above)

10But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother he did not invite.

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