And thisוַ הַזֶּהthingבַּדָּבָרbecameיְהִיthe sinלְחַטַּאתof the houseבֵּיתof Jeroboam,יָרָבְעָםso as to wipe it outוּלְהַכְחִידand to destroy itוּלְהַשְׁמִידfrom offמֵעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the ground.הָאֲדָמָה
1 Kings 13:34
Study it in the app“And this thing became the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to wipe it out and to destroy it from off the face of the ground.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 13:34, word by word
- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- becameיְהִיyehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appears- the sinחַטַּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of 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- so as to wipe it outהַכְחִידhachchid
wipe out
To erase, destroy.
Where else “hachchid” appears- and to destroy itהַשְׁמִידhashmid
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hashmid” appears- the faceפְּנֵיpene
surface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “pene” appears- of the groundאֲדָמָהadama
land
A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.
Where else “adama” appears
The context
33After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but he again made from among all the people priests of high places; whoever wanted, he ordained him, and he became one of the priests of high places.
34 · This verse (above)