1 Kings 16:21

“Then the people of Israel were divided into halves: half of the people followed Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and the other half followed Omri.”

1 Kings 16:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 16:21, word by word

the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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were dividedיֵחָלֵקyechalek

divide

To give each one their part.

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into halvesחֵצִיchetsi

half

One of two equal parts of something.

Where else “chetsi” appears
followedהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
Tibniתִבְנִיtivni

Tibni

Tibni: a name of uncertain meaning. He is the son of Ginath whom half the people wanted to make king instead of Omri (1 Kings 16:21-22).

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sonבֶןven

son

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

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of Ginathגִּינַתginat

Ginath

Ginath: a name of uncertain meaning (the lexicon relates it to "garden"). He is the father of Tibni, Omri's rival (1 Kings 16:21-22).

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to make him kingהַמְלִיכhamlich

make king

To set someone up as king, proclaim him and give him the throne.

Where else “hamlich” appears
Omriעָמְרִיamri

Omri

Omri: a name of uncertain meaning. He is the army commander made king of Israel, who built Samaria and was the father of Ahab (1 Kings 16:16-28); other men bear the same name in Chronicles.

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The context

20The rest of the deeds of Zimri, and his conspiracy that he conspired, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

21 · This verse (above)

22But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni son of Ginath; and Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

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