1 Kings 4:33

“And he spoke of the trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that comes out in the wall; and he spoke of the beasts, and of the birds, and of the creeping things, and of the fish.”

1 Kings 4:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 4:33, word by word

And he spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “yedaber” appears
the treesעֵצִיםetsim

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

Where else “etsim” appears
the cedarאֶרֶזerez

cedar

Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.

Where else “erez” appears
in Lebanonלְּבָנוֹןlevanon

Lebanon

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the hyssopאֵזוֹבezov

hyssop

Hyssop: a plant with small branches used like a brush for sprinkling.

Where else “ezov” appears
comes outיֹצֵאyotse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yotse” appears
in the wallקִּירkir

wall

The wall of a house or a city.

Where else “kir” appears
the beastsבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

Where else “behema” appears
the birdsעוֹףof

bird

The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.

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the creeping thingsרֶמֶשׂremes

creeping thing

Creeping things: animals that move along the ground or glide, reptiles and small animals. From the same root as "creep".

Where else “remes” appears
the fishדָּגִיםdagim

fish

Fish; fish as a whole.

Where else “dagim” appears

Places in this verse

Lebanon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Lebanon

    Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)

    A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.

    Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).

    Deuteronomy 3:251 Kings 5:6Psalms 92:12Isaiah 35:2

The context

32And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.

33 · This verse (above)

34And they came from all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

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