וַֽיְהִי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס
And King Shelomo was king over all Yisraʾel.
Morphology
- וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayhi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And it came to pass” / “And was”; Notes: Narrative introduction indicating a new state or situation.
- הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ha-melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Appositional to Shelomoh, functioning as subject.
- שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (Shelomoh) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper name, masculine singular; Translation: “Shelomoh”; Notes: Identifies the specific king being discussed.
- מֶ֖לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “king”; Notes: Predicate of the verbless clause following וַיְהִי.
- עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל (ʿal-kol-Yisraʾel) – Root: על, כל, ישראל; Form: Preposition + universal noun + proper noun; Translation: “over all Yisraʾel”; Notes: Indicates the extent of Shelomoh’s reign.