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And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Pleaseנָאspeakאִמְרִיto Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹהthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְ— forכִּיhe will notלֹאrefuse youיָשִׁיב אֶת פָּנָיִךְ— that he giveוְיִתֶּןmeלִיAbishagאֶת אֲבִישַׁגthe Shunammiteהַשּׁוּנַמִּיתas a wife.”לְאִשָּׁה
1 Kings 2:17
Study it in the app“And he said, “Please speak to Solomon the king — for he will not refuse you — that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 2:17, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to 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- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- refuse youיָשִׁיבyashiv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashiv” appears- refuse youפָּנָיִpanayi
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panayi” appears- — that he giveיִתֶּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- Abishagאֲבִישַׁגavishag
Abishag
Abishag: a very beautiful girl from Shunem who looked after King David in his old age (1 Kings 1:3-4). Later Adonijah asked for her as his wife, and that cost him his life (1 Kings 2:13-25).
Where else “avishag” appears- the Shunammiteשּׁוּנַמִּיתshunamit
Shunammite
Shunammite: a woman from Shunem, a town of the tribe of Issachar, in the north of Israel. Abishag is called this, and so is the woman who gave lodging to the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4).
Where else “shunamit” appears- as a wifeאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears
The context
16And now one request I am asking of you; do not refuse me.” And she said to him, “Speak.”
17 · This verse (above)
18And Bathsheba said, “Good; I will speak for you to the king.”