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1 Kings 8:17

Hebrew
וַיְהִ֕יplugin-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
עִם לְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֱלֹהֵ֥יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
ESV
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
NIV
“My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
NLT
Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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”
ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
καρδίας Δαυιδ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πατρός μου οἰκοδομῆσαι οἶκον τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὀνόματι κυρίου θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
Ισραηλ
KJV
And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:16 ← 1 Kings 8:17 → 1 Kings 8:18

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