1 Kings 11:8 — Word Study
WLCוְכֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לְכָל־ נָשָׁ֖יו הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת מַקְטִיר֥וֹת וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת לֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃
BSAHe didʻâsâh■ the samekên [thus, in this manner] for allkôl [every one of] his foreignnokrîy [strange, unfamiliar] wivesʼishshâh who burned incenseqâṭar [perfuming, making offerings] and sacrificedzâbach [offering slaughtered animals] to their godsʼĕlôhîym [Elohim, idols, false deities]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְכֵ֣ן | and thus | Conjunction, adverb |
| עָשָׂ֔ה | he did | Verb, Qal, perfect third person masculine singular |
| לְכָל־ | for all | Preposition, noun common masculine singular construct |
| נָשָׁ֖יו | wives his | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת | foreign | Particle |
| מַקְטִיר֥וֹת | [who] made smoke | Verb, Hiphil, participle (active) feminine plural |
| וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת | and [who] sacrificed | Conjunction, verb piel participle (active) feminine plural |
| לֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃ | to gods their | Preposition, noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
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| BSB | He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. |
| KJV | And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. |
| ASV | And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. |
| YLT | and so he hath done for all his strange women, who are perfuming and sacrificing to their gods. |
| WEB | So he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. |
| BBE | And so he did for all his strange wives, who made offerings with burning of perfumes to their gods. |
Where they part company is in the translation of מַקְטִיר֥וֹת — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence has a main clause supported by a prepositional phrase and a participial phrase that describes the actions of the wives.
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Deep Study — 1 Kings 11:8
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Context — Solomon's Foreign Wives and Idol Worshipgenerated
1 Kings 11:8 describes how Solomon, despite his wisdom, compromised his faith by allowing his foreign wives to worship their gods. This act of idolatry was a direct violation of God's commands, as seen in the surrounding verses. The narrative highlights the consequences of Solomon's decisions, leading to divine anger and a turning away from the LORD, as noted in 1 Kings 11:9.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Kings 11:1 | King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. |
| 2 | Ezekiel 16:22–29 | And in all your abominations and acts of prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your own blood. |
| 3 | Hosea 4:11–12 | Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding. |
| 4 | 1 Corinthians 10:11–12 | Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — כֵּן, ve.Khengenerated
The word כֵּן (*ken*) functions as an adverb meaning 'thus' or 'so,' indicating the manner in which Solomon acted. It emphasizes that his actions were consistent with his previous behaviors, suggesting a pattern of disobedience.
This word is built from a root meaning 'set upright,' and it can convey a sense of correctness or agreement. In this context, it underscores Solomon's deliberate choice to engage in practices contrary to God's commands.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations agree in rendering the verse similarly, using phrases like 'He did the same for all his foreign wives' across versions such as the BSB, KJV, ASV, and others.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb is עָשָׂ֔ה, he did, which governs the entire sentence. The structure includes a prepositional phrase indicating the object of Solomon's actions, followed by noun phrases that elaborate on the subjects involved.
The sentence emphasizes Solomon's actions through a series of participles and phrases, creating a complex structure that highlights the foreign wives and their religious practices.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates כֵּן as οὕτως, which also means 'thus' or 'in this manner.' This choice aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, maintaining the emphasis on the manner of Solomon's actions.
The Greek rendering of the verse does not introduce any significant interpretative changes, preserving the original intent of the Hebrew text.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Kings 11:8 tells us that Solomon acted in the same way for all his foreign wives, allowing them to burn incense and sacrifice to their gods. This action reflects his disobedience to God, which ultimately led to divine anger, as noted in the following verses.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It means that Solomon allowed his foreign wives to practice their idolatrous worship, which included burning incense and making sacrifices to their gods.
Solomon's actions are significant because they represent a departure from his commitment to the LORD and demonstrate the dangers of allowing foreign influences to corrupt one's faith.
The consequences include the LORD's anger towards Solomon, as his heart turned away from God, leading to a decline in his reign and the eventual division of the kingdom.
This verse connects to the larger narrative by illustrating a pivotal moment where Solomon's wisdom falters, highlighting the theme of disobedience and its repercussions in his life.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways can I ensure that my relationships do not lead me away from my faith?
- How can I recognize and address influences in my life that may compromise my commitment to God?
- What steps can I take to remain steadfast in my beliefs, even when faced with external pressures?
- How does this passage challenge me to reflect on my own actions and their alignment with my values?
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Kings 11:8 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd likewise did he for all his strange wives,.... That is, built high places for their idols, or suffered them to be built; for when he had done it for one, he could not refuse it to another,
Read John Gill on 1 Kings 11 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. Burnt incense, and sacrificed unto their gods.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Kings 11 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleHaving once given way to some few of most beloved wives, he was forced to comply with the rest.
Read Matthew Poole on 1 Kings 11 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments1 Kings 11:8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.Ver. 8. And likewise did he for all, &c.] After that he had once gratified his mistresses of Moab, the rest of his women would needs have the like courtesy done them.
Read John Trapp on 1 Kings 11 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Which had appeared unto him twice.—See 1 Kings 3:5; 1 Kings 9:2.) Stress is laid on these direct visions of the Lord to Solomon, as contrasted with the usual indirect revelation through the prophets, and so carrying with them peculiar privilege and responsibility.
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Kings 11 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges8. and likewise did he for all his strange wives] i.e. For such of them as desired a special place for their worship. Ashtoreth, Chemosh and Moloch would suffice for the greater number, but we know of other gods among the nations round about, and the text implies that all were equally regarded. In the LXX. (Vat.) the order of these eight verses is considerably varied from the Hebrew text, and the narrative commences somewhat differently, thus: ‘And king Solomon was a lover of women, and he had 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines.’
Read Cambridge on 1 Kings 11 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible8. Likewise did he for all — He may have erected altars to other idols than the ones here named, but probably the national deities of the Zidonians, Ammonites, and Moabites were sufficient for the
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on 1 Kings 11 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
So he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to their gods.
Tyndale line
And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
And so did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
And likewise did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.
And so did he for all his outlandish wiues, which burnt incense and offered vnto their gods.
Strictly literal
And so he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
and so he hath done for all his strange women, who are perfuming and sacrificing to their gods.
and so he has done for all his strange women, who are perfuming and sacrificing to their gods.
And so did he for all his strange wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
He also built high places for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods at them.
From the Latin
And he did in this manner for all his wives that were strangers, who burnt incense, and offered sacrifice to their gods.
Simplified
He built places of worship for all his foreign wives where they burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
And so he did for all his strange wives, who made offerings with burning of perfumes to their gods.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree in their wording for this verse. The Septuagint matches the Hebrew word-for-word, indicating a consistent transmission of the text.
וְכֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לְכָל־ נָשָׁ֖יו הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת מַקְטִיר֥וֹת וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת לֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃
8 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in 1 Kings 11:8
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word כֵּן (*ken*) is built from the root meaning 'set upright.' It functions as an adjective meaning 'right,' 'veritable,' or 'honest,' and as an adverb meaning 'so,' 'therefore,' or 'thus.' It appears in various contexts, often indicating manner or relation, and is used in phrases like 'forasmuch as.'
כֵּן adj. right, veritable, honest
right
veritable, true
pl. concr. honest (men)
base
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
כֵּן adv. so
base
H3651a כֵּן adj. right, veritable, honest H3651b כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as H3651c כֵּן so
3651 ken kane
from 3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as
adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction)
rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and
relation; often with other particles):--+ after that
(this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be
(for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like
(manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state,
straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this,
thus, true, well, X you.
see HEBREW for 03559
כֵּן (ken) — right.
adv
adj
1) right, just, honest, true, veritable
1a) right, just, honest
1b) correct
1c) true, veritable
[כִּי עַל] כֵּן ([ki al] ken) — as.
adv
forasmuch as, since
כֵּן (ken) — so.
adv
1) so, therefore, thus
1a) thus, so
1b) just so
1c) therefore
1d) so...as (paired with adv)
1e) then
1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)
1g) (with prep)
1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)
1g2) hitherto
1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)
1g4) afterwards
1g5) in such case
Aramaic equivalent: ken (כֵּן "thus" H3652)
Conj | Part — Conjunction · adverbHC/D
עָשָׂה (asah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, encompassing a wide range of actions such as producing, preparing, and observing. It can refer to both concrete and abstract activities, including making offerings and attending to tasks. The verb also has forms indicating passive meanings, such as being made or offered. Notably, the Piel form refers to pressing or squeezing.
עָשָׂה 2622 vb. do, make
Qal 2524
do (1560 t.)
deal with
oft. in phr. do kindness with
abs. act, act with effect
make (670 t.)
produce, yield
prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
make offering
attend to, put in order
observe, celebrate, religious festival
acquire property of various kinds
appoint priests
bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
use
spend, pass, days of life
Niph.
97be done
be made, of concr. things
be produced from vine
be prepared, of food
be offered
be observed, passover
be used
Pu. I was made
base
[עָשָׂה] vb. Pi. press, squeeze
base
H6213a עָשָׂה do, make .. . do (1560 + t.)
. deal with
. oft. in phr. do kindness with
. abs. act, act with effect
. . make (670 + t.)
. produce, yield
. prepare, esp. of dressing and cooking food
. make offering
. attend to, put in order
. observe, celebrate, religious festival
. acquire property of various kinds
. appoint priests
. bring about of י׳’s effecting a deliverance
. use
. spend, pass, days of life
. . be done
. . be made, of concr. things
. be produced from vine
. be prepared, of food
. be offered
. be observed, passover
. be used
. I was made
H6213b עָשָׂה Pi. press, squeeze
6213 `asah aw-saw'
a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and
widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance,
appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth,
bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal
(with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in)
execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, +
finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go
about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X
indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain,
make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare,
bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,
provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,
spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be
(warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make: do.
: do/perform
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
1a2c) to prepare
1a2d) to make (an offering)
1a2e) to attend to, put in order
1a2f) to observe, celebrate
1a2g) to acquire (property)
1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute
1a2i) to bring about
1a2j) to use
1a2k) to spend, pass
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be done
1b2) to be made
1b3) to be produced
1b4) to be offered
1b5) to be observed
1b6) to be used
1c) (Pual) to be made
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to press.
(Piel) to press, squeeze
עָשָׂה (a.sah) — to make.
: make(OBJECT)
1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to do, work, make, produce
1a1a) to do
1a1b) to work
1a1c) to deal (with)
1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect
1a2) to make
1a2a) to make
1a2b) to produce
V-Qal-Perf-3ms — Verb · Qal · perfect third person masculine singularHVqp3ms
ha: The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "h." It came also to be used for the number 5. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.
כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.
כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all
with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
Absolutely:
without the art., all things, all
with the art. הַכֹּל
where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
base
H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every
. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all
. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned
. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)
3605 kol kole
or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;
hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a
plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any
(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as
many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,
whoso(-ever).
see HEBREW for 03634
כֹּל (kol) — all.
1) all, the whole
1a) all, the whole of
1b) any, each, every, anything
1c) totality, everything
Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular constructHR/Ncmsc
ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.
(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.
(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).
אִשָּׁה (ishshah) means 'woman,' 'wife,' or 'female.' It can refer to a woman in general, a wife in relation to a man, or the female of animals. The term also has distributive and reciprocal uses, indicating 'each woman' from her neighbor. The word is derived from the masculine forms אִישׁ (ish) and אִישָׁה (ishah), indicating a broad range of meanings.
אִשָּׁה 773 n.f. woman, wife, female
woman
Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)
Female of animals
With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one
base
H802 אִשָּׁה woman, wife, female . woman
. Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)
. Female of animals
. With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one
802 'ishshah ish-shaw'
feminine of 376 or 582; irregular plural, nashiym
{naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as
582):--(adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none,
one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
see HEBREW for 0376
see HEBREW for 0582
see HEBREW for 0582
אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman.
: woman
1) woman, wife, female
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: wife.
: wife/widow
1) woman, wife, female
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) — woman: another.
: another
1) woman, wife, female
1a) woman (opposite of man)
1b) wife (woman married to a man)
1c) female (of animals)
1d) each, every (pronoun)
N-fp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp3ms
נָכְרִי (nokriy) means foreign or alien, covering a range of meanings from a foreign person to something unfamiliar or strange. It can also refer specifically to a foreign woman or harlot. The word is built from a root that suggests strangeness in various contexts.
נָכְרִי adj. foreign, alien
base
H5237 נָכְרִי foreign, alien
5237 nokriy nok-ree'
from 5235 (second form); strange, in a variety of degrees and
applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different,
wonderful):--alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r,
woman).
see HEBREW for 05235
נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) — foreign.
1) foreign, alien
1a) foreign
1b) foreigner (subst)
1c) foreign woman, harlot
1d) unknown, unfamiliar (fig.)
Art | Adj — ParticleHTd/Aafpa
The Hebrew word קָטַר (*qatar*) is a verb meaning to smoke or burn, particularly in the context of sacrifices and incense. It has various forms, including nouns for incense (מֻקְטָר, *muqtar*) and incense-altar (מְקַטֵרָה, *meqaterah*). The entries indicate its use in worship practices, with a focus on creating fragrance through fire.
[קָטַר] 116 vb. denom. Pi. Hiph. make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
Pi. make sacrifices smoke, offer them by burning
Pu. fumigated with myrrh
Hiph.
make sacrifices smoke
cause incense to smoke, offer incense
make smoke upon
Hoph. be made to smoke as a sacrifice
H6999a קָטַר vb. denom. Pi. Hiph. make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke H6999b מֻקְטָר incense H6999c מְקַטֵרָה incense-altar
6999 qatar kaw-tar'
a primitive root (identical with 7000 through the idea of
fumigation in a close place and perhaps thus driving out the
occupants); to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire
(especially as an act of worship):--burn (incense, sacrifice)
(upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a
sacrifice).
see HEBREW for 07000
קָטַר (qa.tar) — to offer: burn.
: burn
v
1) to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to make sacrifices smoke
1a2) to sacrifice
1b) (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to make sacrifices smoke
1c2) to cause incense to smoke, offer incense
1c3) to make smoke upon
1d) (Hophal) to be made to smoke
מֻקְטָר (muq.tar) — incense.
v
incense
מְקַטֵרָה (me.qa.te.rah) — incense-altar.
incense-altar
קָטַר (qa.tar) — to offer: offer.
: offer
v
1) to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to make sacrifices smoke
1a2) to sacrifice
1b) (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to make sacrifices smoke
1c2) to cause incense to smoke, offer incense
1c3) to make smoke upon
1d) (Hophal) to be made to smoke
קָטַר (qa.tar) — to offer: to perfume.
: perfume
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V-Hiphil — Verb · Hiphil · participle (active) feminine pluralHVhrfpa
The Hebrew word זָבַח (zavach) is a primitive root meaning to slaughter, particularly in the context of sacrifice. It encompasses various forms of slaughter, including for eating and divine judgment, and is used in both the Qal and Piel stems. The entries highlight its significance in sacrificial practices, but do not present any notable disagreements among lexicons.
זָבַח 134 vb. slaughter for sacrifice
Qal 112
slaughter for sacrifice
slaughter for eating
slaughter for divine judgment
Pi. 22 sacrifice
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H2076 זָבַח slaughter for sacrifice .. slaughter for sacrifice
. slaughter for eating
. slaughter for divine judgment
. sacrifice
2076 zabach zaw-bakh'
a primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in
sacrifice):--kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
זָבַח (za.vach) — to sacrifice.
1) to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to slaughter for sacrifice
1a2) to slaughter for eating
1a3) to slaughter in divine judgment
1b) (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice
Aramaic equivalent: de.vach (דְּבַח "to sacrifice" H1684)
Conj | V-Piel — Conjunction · verb piel participle (active) feminine pluralHC/Vprfpa
אֱלֹהִים (elohiym) is a plural noun meaning 'gods' or 'God,' often referring to the supreme deity in the Old Testament. It encompasses divine beings, rulers, and judges, reflecting divine majesty and power. The term can also denote angels and is used in a superlative sense. Notably, it is sometimes combined with יהוה (YHWH), the personal name of God.
אֱלֹהִים 2570 n.m.pl.
pl. in number.
rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power
divine ones, superhuman beings including God and angels
angels
gods
pl. intensive
god or goddess
godlike one
works of God, or things belongng to him
God
הָאֱלֹהִים the (true) God
אֱלֹהִים = God
base
H430 אֱלֹהִים n. m. pl. . pl. in number. . rulers, judges, either asdivine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power
. divine ones, superhuman beings including God and angels
. angels
. gods
. pl. intensive . god or goddess
. godlike one
. works of God, or things belongng to him
. God
. הָאֱלֹהִים the (true) God
. אֱלֹהִים = God
430 'elohiym el-o-heem'
plural of 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically
used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the
supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to
magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:--angels, X
exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X
mighty.
see HEBREW for 0433
אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) — God.
This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God"
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) — (LORD)-Elohe.
Combined with ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068)
אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) — (Gibeath)-elohim.
Combined with giv.ah (גִּבְעָה "Gibeath" H1389)
Prep | N-mp | Suff — Preposition · noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHR/Ncmpc/Sp3fp