Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.1 Kings 1:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה יָפָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ אֶת־אֲבִישַׁג֙ הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית וַיָּבִ֥אוּ אֹתָ֖הּ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
- וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.Shu“and they sought”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
- נַעֲרָ֣הna.'a.Rah“a young woman”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַעֲרָה · “maiden” · Strong's H5291
- יָפָ֔הya.Fah“beautiful”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from יָפֶה · “beautiful” · Strong's H3303
- בְּכֹ֖לbe.Khol“in all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- גְּב֣וּלge.Vul“[the] territory of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גְּבוּל · “area” · Strong's H1366H
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'U“and they found”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֲבִישַׁג֙'a.vi.Shag“Abishag”Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֲבִישַׁג · “Abishag” · Strong's H0049
- הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.na.Mit“the Shunammite”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּנַמִּית · “Shunammite” · Strong's H7767
- וַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'u“and they brought”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
- אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> her”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekh“to the king”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
Places named in this verse
- Shunammite (Shunem) · today: Sulamsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Shunem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Shunem on OpenBible.info