Heהוּאwas the sonבֶּןof a widowאִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָהfrom the tribeמִמַּטֵּהof Naphtali,נַפְתָּלִיand his fatherוְאָבִיוwas a manאִישׁof Tyre,צֹרִיa workerחֹרֵשׁin bronze;נְחֹשֶׁתand he was filledוַיִּמָּלֵאwith wisdomאֶת הַחָכְמָהand understandingוְאֶת הַתְּבוּנָהand knowledgeוְאֶת הַדַּעַתto doלַעֲשׂוֹתeveryכָּלworkמְלָאכָהin bronze.בַּנְּחֹשֶׁתAnd he cameוַיָּבוֹאtoאֶלKingהַמֶּלֶךְSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהand didוַיַּעַשׂallאֶת כָּלhis work.מְלַאכְתּוֹ
1 Kings 7:14
Study it in the app“He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and knowledge to do every work in bronze. And he came to King Solomon and did all his work.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 7:14, word by word
- was the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of a widowאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- of a widowאַלְמָנָהalmana
widow
Widow.
Where else “almana” appears- from the tribeמַּטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali
Naphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appears- and his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- was a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Tyreצֹרִיtsori
Tyrian
Tyrian: a native of Tyre, a Phoenician city on the coast north of Israel.
Where else “tsori” appears- a workerחֹרֵשׁchoresh
craftsman
One who works metals skillfully.
Where else “choresh” appears- in bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears- and he was filledיִּמָּלֵאyimale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “yimale” appears- with wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- and understandingתְּבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears- and knowledgeדַּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- to doעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- workמְלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- And he cameיָּבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” 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
The context
13And King Solomon sent and took Hiram from Tyre.
14 · This verse (above)
15And he formed the two pillars of bronze: eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and a thread of twelve cubits went around the second pillar.