1 Kings 4:10

בֶּן־חֶ֖סֶד בָּֽאֲרֻבֹּ֑ות לֹ֥ו שֹׂכֹ֖ה וְכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃ ס

Ben-Ḥesed in Arubbot—his were Sokho and all the land of Ḥefer.

 

Morphology

  1. בֶּן־חֶ֖סֶד (ben-Ḥesed) – Root: בן, חסד; Form: Construct noun + proper name; Translation: “Ben-Ḥesed”; Notes: Name of one of Shelomoh’s district officers.
  2. בָּֽאֲרֻבֹּ֑ות (ba-Arubbot) – Root: ארב; Form: Preposition + definite plural proper noun; Translation: “in Arubbot”; Notes: Region under his jurisdiction; possibly meaning “places of ambush” or a place-name.
  3. לֹ֥ו (lo) – Root: ל; Form: Preposition + 3ms suffix; Translation: “his”; Notes: Possessive indicating what belonged to or was under his administration.
  4. שֹׂכֹ֖ה (Sokhoh) – Root: שכה; Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Sokhoh”; Notes: City or town in his district.
  5. וְכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ (ve-khol-erets) – Root: כל, ארץ; Form: Conjunction + noun construct; Translation: “and all the land of”; Notes: Expands the area governed.
  6. חֵֽפֶר (Ḥefer) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper name, masculine singular; Translation: “Ḥefer”; Notes: Region or district name mentioned elsewhere in tribal boundaries.

 

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