1 Kings 11:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)”
כָּרַת
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
זָכָר
male
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זָכָר
Male, masculine. Zakar. God created male and female. Both equally bear His image. Both are essential to reflecting the fullness of who He is.
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יָשַׁב
he remained
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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שֵׁשׁ
six
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שֵׁשׁ
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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חֹדֶשׁ
months
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חֹדֶשׁ
the new moon; by implication, a month
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יוֹאָב
Joab
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יוֹאָב
Joab, the name of three Israelites
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