His servantעַבְדּוֹZimri,זִמְרִיcommanderשַׂרof halfמַחֲצִיתthe chariots,הָרָכֶבconspiredוַיִּקְשֹׁרagainst him.עָלָיוHeוְהוּאwas in Tirzah,בְתִרְצָהdrinkingשֹׁתֶהand drunkשִׁכּוֹרin the houseבֵּיתof Arza,אַרְצָאwhoאֲשֶׁרwas overעַלthe householdהַבַּיִתin Tirzah;בְּתִרְצָה
1 Kings 16:9
Study it in the app“His servant Zimri, commander of half the chariots, conspired against him. He was in Tirzah, drinking and drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 16:9, word by word
- His servantעַבְדּavd
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avd” appears- Zimriזִמְרִיzimri
Zimri
Zimri, a chief of the tribe of Simeon who sinned with a Midianite woman; others bear the same name. The name means "musical."
Where else “zimri” appears- commanderשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of halfמַחֲצִיתmachatsit
half
One of the two equal parts of something, like «half a shekel» or half of a tribe.
Where else “machatsit” appears- the chariotsרָכֶבrachev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rachev” appears- conspiredיִּקְשֹׁרyikshor
conspire
To join secretly with others to bring down someone in authority.
Where else “yikshor” appears- was in Tirzahתִרְצָהtirtsa
Tirzah
Tirzah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad; also a city of Canaan. The name means "delight."
Where else “tirtsa” appears- drinkingשֹׁתֶהshote
drink
Drink.
Where else “shote” appears- and drunkשִׁכּוֹרshikor
drunk
Drunk: one who has drunk too much wine.
Where else “shikor” appears- in the houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- of Arzaאַרְצָאartsa
Arza
Arza: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "earth." He was the one over the household of King Elah in Tirzah; the king was killed in his house (1 Kings 16:9).
Where else “artsa” appears
The context
8In year twenty and six of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned two years.
9 · This verse (above)
10and Zimri came in and struck him and put him to death, in year twenty and seven of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.