And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםgaveיִּתֵּןSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹהwisdomחָכְמָהand understandingוּתְבוּנָהin very great measure,הַרְבֵּה מְאֹדand breadthוְרֹחַבof heartלֵבlike the sandכַּחוֹלthat isאֲשֶׁרonעַלthe shoreשְׂפַתof the sea.הַיָּם
1 Kings 4:29
Study it in the app“And Elohim gave Solomon wisdom and understanding in very great measure, and breadth of heart like the sand that is on the shore of the sea.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 4:29, word by word
- And Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” 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- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- and understandingתְבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears- in very great measureהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- in very great measureמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and breadthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- like the sandחוֹלchol
sand
Sand.
Where else “chol” appears- the shoreשְׂפַתsefat
edge
The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.
Where else “sefat” appears- of the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears
Translation note
“Breadth of heart”: it can be understood as a broad mind, able to take in much.
The context
28And the barley and the straw for the horses and for the steeds they brought to the place where it should be, each according to his rule.
29 · This verse (above)
30And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.