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Judahיְהוּדָהand Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵלwere many,רַבִּיםlike the sandכַּחוֹלthat isאֲשֶׁרbyעַלthe seaהַיָּםin multitude,לָרֹבeatingאֹכְלִיםand drinkingוְשֹׁתִיםand rejoicing.וּשְׂמֵחִים
1 Kings 4:20
Study it in the app“Judah and Israel were many, like the sand that is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and rejoicing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 4:20, word by word
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and 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- were manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- like the sandחוֹלchol
sand
Sand.
Where else “chol” appears- the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- in multitudeרֹבrov
multitude
A great crowd of people or things.
Where else “rov” appears- eatingאֹכְלִיםochlim
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochlim” appears- and drinkingשֹׁתִיםshotim
drink
Drink.
Where else “shotim” appears- and rejoicingשְׂמֵחִיםsemechim
joyful, glad
Joyful, glad.
Where else “semechim” appears
The context
19Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the land of Sihon king of the Amorite and of Og king of Bashan; and there was one prefect who was in the land.
20 · This verse (above)
21And Solomon was ruling over all the kingdoms from the river Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.