1 Kings 4:32
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He also spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֕ר
(vay·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
3,000שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
proverbs,מָשָׁ֑ל
(ma·shal;)
4912: a proverb, parablefrom mashal
and his songsשִׁירֹ֖ו
(shi·rov)
7892a: songof uncertain derivation
were 1,005.חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה
(cha·mi·shah)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And he spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
proverbs
mashal  (maw-shawl')
a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb.
and his songs
shiyr  (sheer)
a song; abstractly, singing -- musical(-ick), sing(-er, -ing), song.
were a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

King James Bible
And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.

International Standard Version
Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

NET Bible
He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.

King James 2000 Bible
And he spoke three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
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