1 Kings 1:4

The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
1 Kings 1:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה יָפָ֣ה עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וַתְּהִ֨י לַמֶּ֤לֶךְ סֹכֶ֙נֶת֙ וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּ וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֹ֥א יְדָעָֽהּ׃

  1. וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הve.ha.na.'a.Rah“and the young woman”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַעֲרָה · “maiden” · Strong's H5291
  2. יָפָ֣הya.Fah“[was] beautiful”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from יָפֶה · “beautiful” · Strong's H3303
  3. עַד־'ad-“up to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  4. מְאֹ֑דme.'Od“muchness”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  5. וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hi“and she became”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  6. לַמֶּ֤לֶךְla.Me.lekh“of the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. סֹכֶ֙נֶת֙so.Khe.net“a nurse”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from סָכַן · “be useful” · Strong's H5532
  8. וַתְּשָׁ֣רְתֵ֔הוּva.te.Sha.re.Te.hu“and she served him”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁרַת · “to minister” · Strong's H8334
  9. וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekh“and the king”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  10. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. יְדָעָֽהּ׃ye.da.'Ah“he knew her”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)