1 Kings 4:9

בֶּן־דֶּ֛קֶר בְּמָקַ֥ץ וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖ים וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֵילֹ֖ון בֵּ֥ית חָנָֽן׃ ס

Ben-Deqer in Maqatz, and in Shaʿalvim, and Beit Shemesh, and Elon Beit Ḥanan.

 

Morphology

  1. בֶּן־דֶּ֛קֶר (ben-Deqer) – Root: בן, דקר; Form: Construct noun + proper name; Translation: “Ben-Deqer”; Notes: Name of one of the twelve officers of Shelomoh.
  2. בְּמָקַ֥ץ (be-Maqatz) – Root: Proper name; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Maqatz”; Notes: A town in his jurisdiction.
  3. וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖ים (u-ve-Shaʿalvim) – Root: שעלב; Form: Conjunction + preposition + proper noun; Translation: “and in Shaʿalvim”; Notes: Another town under his oversight.
  4. וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ (u-Veit-Shemesh) – Root: בית, שמש; Form: Conjunction + construct noun + proper name; Translation: “and Beit-Shemesh”; Notes: Literally “House of the Sun”; name of an ancient city.
  5. וְאֵילֹ֖ון (ve-Elon) – Root: איל; Form: Conjunction + proper name; Translation: “and Elon”; Notes: A town’s name, possibly related to “oak” or “terebinth.”
  6. בֵּ֥ית חָנָֽן (Beit-Ḥanan) – Root: בית, חנן; Form: Construct noun + proper name; Translation: “Beit-Ḥanan”; Notes: Another locality within Ben-Deqer’s region.

 

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