1 Kings 4:7

“And Solomon had twelve prefects over all Israel, and they sustained the king and his house; for a month in the year it would be on each one to sustain them.”

1 Kings 4:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 4:7, word by word

And Solomon hadשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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twelveשְׁנֵיםshenem

double

Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.

Where else “shenem” appears
twelveעָשָׂרasar

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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prefectsנִצָּבִיםnitsavim

prefect

One in charge of others.

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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.

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and they sustainedכִלְכְּלוּchilklu

provide for

To feed someone, keep them alive.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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and his houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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for a monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

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in the yearשָּׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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it would beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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each oneאֶחָדechad

each

Literally "one": all of them, one by one.

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The context

6and Ahishar was over the house; and Adoniram son of Abda was over the forced labor.

7 · This verse (above)

8And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

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