And Hadadוַהֲדַדheardשָׁמַעin EgyptבְּמִצְרַיִםthatכִּיDavidדָּוִדhad lain downשָׁכַבwithעִםhis fathersאֲבֹתָיוand thatוְכִיJoabיוֹאָבthe commanderשַׂרof the armyהַצָּבָאwas dead.מֵתAnd Hadadוַ הֲדַדsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלPharaoh,פַּרְעֹה“Let me go,שַׁלְּחֵנִיthat I may goוְאֵלֵךְtoאֶלmy own land.”אַרְצִי
1 Kings 11:21
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1 Kings 11:21, word by word
- And Hadadהֲדַדhadad
Hadad
Hadad, the name of several Edomites; among them a king of Edom and an enemy of Solomon.
Where else “hadad” appears- heardשָׁמַעshama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appears- in Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- had lain downשָׁכַבshachav
sleep in death
To die, like lying down to sleep beside one's ancestors.
Where else “shachav” appears- his fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avotay” appears- Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- the commanderשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of the armyצָּבָאtsava
army
An army.
Where else “tsava” appears- was deadמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- “Let me goשַׁלְּחֵshalche
let go
To set free, release.
Where else “shalche” appears- that I may goאֵלֵךְelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elech” appears- my own landאַרְצִartsi
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsi” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
20And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, and Tahpenes weaned him in the midst of the house of Pharaoh; and Genubath was in the house of Pharaoh among the sons of Pharaoh.
21 · This verse (above)
22And Pharaoh said to him, “But what are you lacking with me, that here you are, seeking to go to your land?” And he said, “No, but you must let me go.”