1 Kings 16:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֞י כִּרְא֤וֹת זִמְרִי֙ כִּֽי־נִלְכְּדָ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־אַרְמ֣וֹן בֵּית־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף עָלָ֧יו אֶת־בֵּֽית־מֶ֛לֶךְ בָּאֵ֖שׁ וַיָּמֹֽת

Transliteration

And wə-yəhî when-kirʾôṯ zimrî that-nilkədâ the-ʿîr, and wə-yāḇōʾ to-ʾarmôn bêṯ-the-meleḵ, and wə-yiśrōp̄ ʿālāyw ʾeṯ-bêṯ-meleḵ in-the-ʾēš and wə-yāmōṯ.

Grammar Details

*wə-yəhî*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
*kirʾôṯ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - when seeing
*zimrî*: proper noun, masculine singular - Zimri
*nilkədâ*: niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was captured/taken
*ʿîr*: feminine singular noun with definite article - city
*wə-yāḇōʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he entered/came
*ʾarmôn*: masculine singular construct noun - palace/fortress of
*bêṯ*: masculine singular construct noun - house of
*meleḵ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - king
*wə-yiśrōp̄*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he burned
*ʿālāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon/against himself
*ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
*ʾēš*: feminine singular noun with definite preposition - fire
*wə-yāmōṯ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died

Word Meanings

*yəhî*: happened/came to pass/was
*nilkədâ*: was captured/was taken/had fallen
*ʿālāyw*: upon himself/over himself/against himself
*yiśrōp̄*: burned/set fire to/consumed with fire
*yāmōṯ*: died/perished

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
1 Sam 31:4-5 : 4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
Judg 9:54 : 54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
Job 2:9-9 : 9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Matt 27:5 : 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

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9And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
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19For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.
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