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And theseוְאֵלֶּהwere the officialsהַשָּׂרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרwere his:לוֹAzariahעֲזַרְיָהוּsonבֶןof Zadokצָדוֹקthe priest;הַכֹּהֵן
1 Kings 4:2
Study it in the app“And these were the officials that were his: Azariah son of Zadok the priest;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 4:2, word by word
- were the officialsשָּׂרִיםsarim
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appears- Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּazaryahu
Azariah
Azariah: the name of many men in the Bible: priests and officials in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2, 5), a king of Judah also called Uzziah (2 Kings 15), one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:6), and others. The name means "YHWH has helped."
Where else “azaryahu” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok
Zadok
Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."
Where else “tsadok” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears
The context
1And King Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 · This verse (above)
3Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, the chronicler;