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And Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהwasיְהִיkingמֶלֶךְoverעַלallכָּלIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
1 Kings 4:1
Study it in the app“And King Solomon was king over all Israel.”
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1 Kings 4:1, word by word
- And Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- 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- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And these were the officials that were his: Azariah son of Zadok the priest;