1 Kings
Chapter 4
Verse 20
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1 Kings 4

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20 Judah and Israel were numerous as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.

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Panels 5
Word Entries 47
Editorial Notes 1
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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.

יְהוּדָ֤ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַבִּ֔ים כַּח֥וֹל אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב אֹכְלִ֥ים וְשֹׁתִ֖ים וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃

11 word entries
יְהוּדָ֤ה
Lemma
3063
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3063
Occurrences
682
וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Lemma
c/3478
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun proper
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3478
Occurrences
33
רַבִּ֔ים
Lemma
7227 a
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H7227
Occurrences
362
כַּח֥וֹל
Lemma
k/2344
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H2344
Occurrences
12
אֲשֶׁר
Lemma
834 a
Morphology
Hebrew: particle relative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H834
Occurrences
4808
עַל
Lemma
5921 a
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5921
Occurrences
4903
הַיָּ֖ם
Lemma
d/3220
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3220
Occurrences
150
לָרֹ֑ב
Lemma
l/7230
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H7230
Occurrences
56
אֹכְלִ֥ים
Lemma
398
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H398
Occurrences
481
וְשֹׁתִ֖ים
Lemma
c/8354
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8354
Occurrences
65
וּשְׂמֵחִֽים
Lemma
c/8056
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + adjective
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8056
Occurrences
2
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.

ܘܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܦܬ ܝܡܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܐܟܠܝܢ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܝܢ

12 word entries
ܘܝܗܘܕܐ
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
wyhwd'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
33
ܘܐܝܣܪܝܠ
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'ysryl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
30
ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ
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
sgy'yn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
18
ܐܝܟ
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
ܐܝܟ
Transliteration
'yk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2051
ܚܠܐ
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
ܚܠܐ
Transliteration
hl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
36
ܕܥܠ
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
ܕܥܠ
Transliteration
d'l
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
119
ܣܦܬ
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
ܣܦܬ
Transliteration
spt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending
Occurrences
9
ܝܡܐ
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
ܝܡܐ
Transliteration
yamma
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
sea
Occurrences
106
ܣܘܓܐܐ
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
swg''
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
113
ܐܟܠܝܢ
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
'klyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
18
ܘܫܬܝܢ
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
wshtyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
34
ܘܚܕܝܢ
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
whdyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
11
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.

יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל סַגִיאִין כְחָלָא דְעַל יַמָא לִסְגֵי אָכְלִין וְשָׁתָן וְחָדָן׃

10 word entries
יְהוּדָה
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yhwdh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
745
וְיִשְׂרָאֵל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
wyshr'l
Morphology
prefixed conjunction ו + proper noun
Gloss
and Israel
Occurrences
2312
סַגִיאִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
sgy'yn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
188
כְחָלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חלא
Transliteration
kchl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
46
דְעַל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דעל
Transliteration
d'l
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
47
יַמָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ימא
Transliteration
ym'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
284
לִסְגֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
סגי
Transliteration
lsgy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
191
אָכְלִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'klyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
30
וְשָׁתָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שתן
Transliteration
wshtn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
15
וְחָדָן׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חדן
Transliteration
wchdn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
9
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.

Juda et Israël innumerabiles, sicut arena maris in multitudine: comedentes, et bibentes, atque lætantes.

14 word entries
Iuda
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Iuda
Transliteration
Iuda
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
970
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
Israhel
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Israel
Transliteration
Israhel
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
2547
innumerabiles
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
innumerabiles
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
20
sicut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sicut
Transliteration
sicut
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
1559
harena
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
arena
Transliteration
harena
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
32
maris
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mare
Transliteration
maris
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
490
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
multitudine
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
multitudine
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
391
comedentes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
comedo
Transliteration
comedentes
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
528
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
bibentes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
bibo
Transliteration
bibentes
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
319
atque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
atque
Transliteration
atque
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
755
laetantes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
laetor
Transliteration
laetantes
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
159
Spirit Nation Greek LXX Alignment Note English · Greek Septuagint Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note

Coverage: Source-structure exceptions

Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.

Editorial alignment note: The Greek Septuagint tradition often follows different ordering, grouping, or book structure here. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "¶ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry." This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.

Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.

Source availability notes

These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.

  • Greek LXX alternate structure

    This Greek source uses tradition-specific ordering or verse grouping here. The closest one-to-one panel is not currently attached for this exact reference.

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Genesis 22:17

that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.

5 relevance votes

1 Kings 3:8

Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude.

5 relevance votes

Genesis 32:12

You said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which can’t be counted because there are so many.’”

3 relevance votes

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

2 relevance votes

1 Chronicles 12:39

They were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brothers had supplied provisions for them.

2 relevance votes

Genesis 15:5

Yahweh brought him outside, and said, “Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram, “So your offspring will be.”

2 relevance votes

Isaiah 22:13

and behold, there is joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating meat and drinking wine: “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die.”

2 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 2:24

There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

2 relevance votes

Zechariah 3:10

In that day,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.’”

2 relevance votes

Genesis 13:16

I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.

2 relevance votes

Acts 2:46

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

2 relevance votes

Micah 4:4

But every man will sit under his vine and under his fig tree. No one will make them afraid, for the mouth of Yahweh of Armies has spoken.

2 relevance votes
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