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1 Kings 4

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4 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was head of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to 1 Kings 4:4. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 47
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וְצָד֥וֹק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃ ס

8 word entries
וּבְנָיָ֥הוּ
Lemma
c/1141
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun proper
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1141
Occurrences
17
בֶן
Lemma
1121 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1121
Occurrences
4020
יְהוֹיָדָ֖ע
Lemma
3077
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3077
Occurrences
46
עַל
Lemma
5921 a
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5921
Occurrences
4903
הַצָּבָ֑א
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H6635
Occurrences
34
וְצָד֥וֹק
Lemma
c/6659
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun proper
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H6659
Occurrences
12
וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר
Lemma
c/54
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun proper
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H54
Occurrences
5
כֹּהֲנִֽים
Lemma
3548
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3548
Occurrences
96
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Καὶ Βαναίας υἱὸν Ἰωδαὲ ἐπὶ τῆς δυνάμεως· καὶ Σαδὼκ καὶ Ἀβιάθαρ ἱερεῖς·

12 word entries
Καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
Βαναίας
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
banaias
Morphology
accusative plural feminine or genitive singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
23
υἱὸν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
huios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
son
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Son, descendant, or member of a group.
Occurrences
4805
Ἰωδαὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Iodae
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Joiada
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Joiada/Jehoiada, biblical personal name.
Occurrences
58
ἐπὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐπί
Transliteration
epi
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
on, upon, over, against
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Elided/aspirated form of the preposition ἐπί.
Occurrences
6685
τῆς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
δυνάμεως
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
dynamis
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
power, strength
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Power, strength, ability, army, or host.
Occurrences
521
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
Σαδὼκ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Sadok
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Zadok
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Zadok, biblical personal name.
Occurrences
46
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
Ἀβιάθαρ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
abiathar
Morphology
proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
Gloss
Ἀβιάθαρ
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
29
ἱερεῖς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hiereis
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative plural
Gloss
priests
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Priest.
Occurrences
817
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܒܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܨܕܘܩ ܘܐܒܝܬܪ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ

8 word entries
ܘܒܢܝܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wbny'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
38
ܒܪ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܒܪ
Transliteration
bar
Morphology
noun, masculine construct singular
Gloss
son
Occurrences
1284
ܝܘܝܕܥ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ywyd'
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
53
ܥܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܥܠ
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3346
ܚܝܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hyl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
331
ܘܨܕܘܩ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wsdwq
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
11
ܘܐܒܝܬܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'bytr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
6
ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
khn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
365
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

וּבְנָיָהוּ בַר יְהוֹיָדָע מְמַנָא עַל חֵילָא וְצָדוֹק וְאֶבְיָתָר כַּהֲנַיָא׃

9 word entries
וּבְנָיָהוּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wbnyhw
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
14
בַר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בר
Transliteration
br
Morphology
noun masculine singular
Gloss
son
Occurrences
2734
יְהוֹיָדָע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yhwyd'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
52
מְמַנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
מנא
Transliteration
mmn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
114
עַל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
על
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
on, upon, against, concerning
Occurrences
3568
חֵילָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chyl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
218
וְצָדוֹק
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wtsdwq
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
45
וְאֶבְיָתָר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'bytr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
23
כַּהֲנַיָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
khny'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
159
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Banaias filius Jojadæ super exercitum: Sadoc autem et Abiathar sacerdotes:

10 word entries
Banaias
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Banaias
Transliteration
Banaias
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
34
filius
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
filius
Transliteration
filius
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
5067
Ioiadae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Ioades
Transliteration
Ioiadae
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
32
super
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
super
Transliteration
super
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
3146
exercitum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
exercitum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
631
Sadoc
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Sadoc
Transliteration
Sadoc
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
53
autem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
autem
Transliteration
autem
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5069
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
Abiathar
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
Abiathar
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
30
sacerdotes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
sacerdotes
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
777

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1 Kings 2:35

And the king put Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest he put in the place of Abiathar.

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