1 Kings 1:29
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
חַי
by the life
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חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
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יְהֹוָה
of Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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צָרָה
trouble
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צָרָה
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
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פָּדָה
he has ransomed
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פָּדָה
to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
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