1 Kings 5:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the cedar wood and cypress wood he wanted.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֨י חִיר֜וֹם נֹתֵ֣ן לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה עֲצֵ֧י אֲרָזִ֛ים וַעֲצֵ֥י בְרוֹשִׁ֖ים כָּל־חֶפְצֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And-yəhî Ḥîrôm nōtēn to-Šəlōmōh ʿăṣê ʾărāzîm and-ʿăṣê vərôšîm all-ḥefṣô

Grammar Details

• *yəhî*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with vav consecutive - was
• *Ḥîrôm*: proper noun - Hiram
• *nōtēn*: participle, Qal masculine singular - giving
• *Šəlōmōh*: proper noun - Solomon
• *ʿăṣê*: noun, masculine plural construct - timber of
• *ʾărāzîm*: noun, masculine plural - cedars
• *vərôšîm*: noun, masculine plural - cypresses/firs
• *ḥefṣô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his desire

Word Meanings

• *nōtēn*: giving/supplying/providing
• *ʿăṣê*: timber of/wood of/trees of
• *ḥefṣô*: his desire/his request/what he wanted