And he was wiserוַיֶּחְכַּםthan allמִכָּלhuman beings,הָאָדָםthan Ethanמֵאֵיתָןthe Ezrahite,הָאֶזְרָחִיand Heman,וְהֵימָןand Calcol,וְכַלְכֹּלand Darda,וְדַרְדַּעthe sonsבְּנֵיof Mahol;מָחוֹלand his nameשְׁמוֹwasוַיְהִיamong allבְכָלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםaround.סָבִיב
1 Kings 4:31
Study it in the app“And he was wiser than all human beings, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his name was among all the nations around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 4:31, word by word
- And he was wiserיֶּחְכַּםyechkam
be wise
Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.
Where else “yechkam” appears- human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- than Ethanאֵיתָןetan
Ethan
Ethan: the name of several men: Ethan the Ezrahite, a famous wise man (1 Kings 4:31; title of Psalm 89), and several Levites, among them one of David's singers (1 Chronicles 15:17). The name means "firm, lasting."
Where else “etan” appears- the Ezrahiteאֶזְרָחִיezrachi
Ezrahite
Ezrahite: of the family of Zerah. The wise men Ethan and Heman are called this (1 Kings 4:31; titles of Psalms 88 and 89).
Where else “ezrachi” appears- and Hemanהֵימָןheman
Heman
Heman: the name of two men: a famous wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31), and a Levite, singer and seer in the time of David (1 Chronicles 6:33; 25:5; title of Psalm 88).
Where else “heman” appears- and Calcolכַלְכֹּלchalkol
Calcol
Calcol: one of the wise men with whom Solomon is compared, son of Mahol (1 Kings 4:31).
Where else “chalkol” appears- and Dardaדַרְדַּעdarda
Darda
Darda: one of the wise men with whom Solomon is compared, son of Mahol (1 Kings 4:31).
Where else “darda” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Maholמָחוֹלmachol
Mahol
Mahol: father of the wise men Heman, Calcol and Darda (1 Kings 4:31). The word also means "dance," so "sons of Mahol" could be understood as "sons of the dance" (musicians).
Where else “machol” appears- and his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears
The context
30And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 · This verse (above)
32And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.