But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.1 Kings 1:50
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ יָרֵ֖א מִפְּנֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַיָּ֣קָם וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק בְּקַרְנ֥וֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
- וַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.hu“and Adonijah”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ · “Adonijah” · Strong's H0138G
- יָרֵ֖אya.Re'“he was afraid”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
- מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei“of <the face of>”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “PERSON” · Strong's H6440L
- שְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
- וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he arose”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- וַיֵּ֔לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.Zek“and he took hold”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָזַק · “hold” · Strong's H2388H
- בְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.Not“on [the] horns of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
- הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.ach“the altar”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)