And he spokeוַיְדַבֵּרofעַלthe trees,הָעֵצִיםfromמִןthe cedarהָאֶרֶזthat isאֲשֶׁרin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹןeven toוְעַדthe hyssopהָאֵזוֹבthatאֲשֶׁרcomes outיֹצֵאin the wall;בַּקִּירand he spokeוַיְדַבֵּרofעַלthe beasts,הַבְּהֵמָהand ofוְעַלthe birds,הָעוֹףand ofוְעַלthe creeping things,הָרֶמֶשׂand ofוְעַלthe fish.הַדָּגִים
1 Kings 4:33
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears- 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.
Where else “of” appears- 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
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).
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.