And the manוְהָאִישׁJeroboamיָרָבְעָםwas a mighty manגִּבּוֹרof worth;חָיִלand Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהsawיַּרְאthe young man,אֶת הַנַּעַרthatכִּיheהוּאwas one who didעֹשֵׂהthe work,מְלָאכָהand he appointedוַיַּפְקֵדhimאֹתוֹover allלְכָלthe burdenסֵבֶלof the houseבֵּיתof Joseph.יוֹסֵף
1 Kings 11:28
Study it in the app“And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of worth; and Solomon saw the young man, that he was one who did the work, and he appointed him over all the burden of the house of Joseph.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 11:28, word by word
- And the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appears- was a mighty manגִּבּוֹרgibor
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appears- of worthחָיִלchayil
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appears- and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- the young manנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- was one who didעֹשֵׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- the workמְלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- and he appointedיַּפְקֵדyafked
appoint
To put someone in charge.
Where else “yafked” appears- the burdenסֵבֶלsevel
burden
Burden: a weight carried on the shoulders; hence the forced labor imposed on a people.
Where else “sevel” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears
Translation note
“The burden of the house of Joseph”: the forced labor of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.
The context
27And this was the matter for which he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built the Millo and closed up the breach of the city of David his father.
28 · This verse (above)
29And it happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out from Jerusalem, that Ahijah the Shilonite, the prophet, found him on the road; and he had covered himself with a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the field.