1 Kings 10:23

וַיִּגְדַּל֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מִכֹּ֖ל מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ לְעֹ֖שֶׁר וּלְחָכְמָֽה׃

And King Shelomo became greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

Morphology

1. וַיִּגְדַּל֙ (va-yigdal) – Root: גדל (g.d.l); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he became great”; Notes: Indicates growth in status or greatness.
2. הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ha-melekh) – Root: מלך (m.l.k); Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
3. שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (Shelomoh) – Root: שלם (sh.l.m); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shelomoh”; Notes: Identifies the king being described.
4. מִכֹּ֖ל (mi-kol) – Root: כלל (k.l.l); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “more than all”; Notes: Comparative phrase introducing standard.
5. מַלְכֵ֣י (malkei) – Root: מלך (m.l.k); Form: Construct plural, masculine; Translation: “kings of”; Notes: Part of the comparison.
6. הָאָ֑רֶץ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾ.r.ts); Form: Definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Refers to all the kingdoms of the known world.
7. לְעֹ֖שֶׁר (le-ʿosher) – Root: עשר (ʿ.sh.r); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in wealth”; Notes: One domain in which Shelomoh surpassed the others.
8. וּלְחָכְמָֽה (u-le-ḥokhmah) – Root: חכם (ḥ.kh.m); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “and in wisdom”; Notes: Second domain of his supremacy.