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1 Kings 4:1

Hebrew
וַֽיְהִי֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
ESV
King Solomon was king over all Israel,
NIV
So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.
NLT
King Solomon now ruled over all Israel,
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἦνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

The definite article
βασιλεὺς Σαλωμων βασιλεύων ἐπὶ Ισραηλ
KJV
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

1 Kings 3:28 ← 1 Kings 4:1 → 1 Kings 4:2

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