1 Kings 16:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְר֛וֹן מֵ֥אֶת שֶׁ֖מֶר בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם כָּ֑סֶף וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ אֶת־הָהָ֔ר וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה עַ֣ל שֶׁם־שֶׁ֔מֶר אֲדֹנֵ֖י הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן

Transliteration

And wə-yiqen ʾeṯ-the-hār šōmərôn from mēʾeṯ šemer for-two-kikkərayim kāsep̄; and wə-yiḇen ʾeṯ-the-hār, and wə-yiqrāʾ ʾeṯ-šēm the-ʿîr which bānâ, after šem-šemer ʾăḏōnê the-hār, šōmərôn.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yiqen*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he bought
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *hār*: masculine singular noun with definite article - hill/mountain
• *šōmərôn*: proper noun - Samaria
• *mēʾeṯ*: preposition - from
• *šemer*: proper noun, masculine singular - Shemer
• *kikkərayim*: dual noun - two talents/kikkar
• *kāsep̄*: masculine singular noun - silver/money
• *wə-yiḇen*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he built
• *wə-yiqrāʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he called
• *šēm*: masculine singular construct noun - name of
• *ʿîr*: feminine singular noun with definite article - city
• *bānâ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he built
• *šem*: masculine singular construct noun - name of
• *ʾăḏōnê*: masculine plural construct noun - owner of/lord of

Word Meanings

• *yiqen*: bought/purchased/acquired
• *kikkərayim kāsep̄*: two talents of silver/two kikkar of silver (a weight measure)
• *yiḇen*: built/constructed/developed
• *yiqrāʾ*: called/named
• *ʾăḏōnê*: owner of/master of/lord of

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 13:32 : 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
• 1 Kgs 16:28-29 : 28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
• 1 Kgs 16:32 : 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
• 1 Kgs 18:2 : 2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
• 1 Kgs 20:1 : 1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
• 1 Kgs 22:37 : 37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
• 2 Kgs 17:1 : 1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
• 2 Kgs 17:6 : 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
• 2 Kgs 17:24 : 24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
• John 4:4-5 : 4 And he must needs go through Samaria. 5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
• Acts 8:5-8 : 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.