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2 Chronicles 9:1

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And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought [them] to king Solomon.	And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.	And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And when the queen^H4436 of Sheba^H7614 heard^H8085 of the fame^H8088 of Solomon^H8010, she came^H935 to prove^H5254 Solomon^H8010 with hard questions^H2420 at Jerusalem^H3389, with a very^H3966 great^H3515 company^H2428, and camels^H1581 that bare^H5375 spices^H1314, and gold^H2091 in abundance^H7230, and precious^H3368 stones^H68: and when she was come^H935 to Solomon^H8010, she communed^H1696 with him of all that was in her heart^H3824.

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Original Hebrew

וּמַלְכַּת־שְׁבָא שָׁמְעָה אֶת־שֵׁמַע שְׁלֹמֹה וַתָּבֹוא לְנַסֹּות אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹה בְחִידֹות בִּירוּשָׁלִַם בְּחַיִל כָּבֵד מְאֹד וּגְמַלִּים נֹשְׂאִים בְּשָׂמִים וְזָהָב לָרֹב וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה וַתָּבֹוא אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה וַתְּדַבֵּר עִמֹּו אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־לְבָבָהּ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/מַֽלְכַּת	u./mal.kat-	H4436	HC/Ncfsc	and/ (the) queen of
שְׁבָ֗א	she.Va'	H7614	HNp	Sheba
שָֽׁמְעָה֮	sha.me.'Ah	H8085	HVqp3fs	she heard
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
שֵׁ֣מַע	She.ma'	H8088	HNcmsc	(the) report of
שְׁלֹמֹה֒	she.lo.Moh	H8010	HNp	Solomon
וַ/תָּב֣וֹא	va./ta.Vo'	H935	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ she came
לְ/נַסּוֹת֩	le./na.sOt	H5254	HR/Vpc	to/ put to (the) test
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה	she.lo.Moh	H8010	HNp	Solomon
בְ/חִיד֜וֹת	ve./chi.Dot	H2420	HR/Ncfpa	by/ difficult matters
בִּ/ירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	bi./ru.sha.Lim	H3389	HR/Np	in/ Jerusalem
בְּ/חַ֣יִל	be./Cha.yil	H2428	HR/Ncmsa	with/ a retinue
כָּבֵ֣ד	ka.Ved	H3515	HAamsa	numerous
מְאֹ֡ד	me.'Od	H3966	HD	very
וּ֠/גְמַלִּים	U./ge.ma.lim	H1581	HC/Ncmpa	and/ camels
נֹשְׂאִ֨ים	no.se.'Im	H5375	HVqrmpa	carrying
בְּשָׂמִ֧ים	be.sa.Mim	H1314	HNcmpa	spices
וְ/זָהָ֛ב	ve./za.Hav	H2091	HC/Ncmsa	and/ gold
לָ/רֹ֖ב	la./Ro	H7230	HR/Ncbsa	to/ abundance
וְ/אֶ֣בֶן	ve./'E.ven	H68	HC/Ncfsa	and/ stone(s)
יְקָרָ֑ה	ye.ka.Rah	H3368	HAafsa	precious
וַ/תָּבוֹא֙	va./ta.Vo'	H935	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ she came
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	she.lo.Moh	H8010	HNp	Solomon
וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֣ר	va./te.da.Ber	H1696	HC/Vpw3fs	and/ she spoke
עִמּ֔/וֹ	i.M/o	H5973	HR/Sp3ms	with/ him
אֵ֛ת	'et	H853	HTo	(obj.)
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	that
הָיָ֖ה	ha.Yah	H1961	HVqp3ms	it was
עִם	'im-	H5973	HR	with
לְבָבָֽ/הּ	le.va.Va/h	H3824	HNcmsc/Sp3fs	heart/ her

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H68 — אֶבֶן (ʼeben, eh'-ben): from the root of בָּנָה through the meaning to build; a stone; [phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1314 — בֶּשֶׂם (besem, beh'-sem): or בֹּשֶׂם; from the same as בָּשָׂם; fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant; smell, spice, sweet (odour).
• H1581 — גָּמָל (gâmâl, gaw-mawl'): apparently from גָּמַל (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel; camel.
• H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
• H2091 — זָהָב (zâhâb, zaw-hawb'): from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.
• H2420 — חִידָה (chîydâh, khee-daw'): from חוּד; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim; dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
• H2428 — חַיִל (chayil, khah'-yil): from חוּל; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
• H3368 — יָקָר (yâqâr, yaw-kawr'): from יָקַר; valuable (objectively or subjectively); brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
• H3389 — יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im): rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
• H3515 — כָּבֵד (kâbêd, kaw-bade'): from כָּבַד; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid); (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
• H3824 — לֵבָב (lêbâb, lay-bawb'): from לָבַב; used also like לֵב; the heart (as the most interior organ); [phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.
• H3966 — מְאֹד (mᵉʼôd, meh-ode'): from the same as אוּד; properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated); diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.
• H4436 — מַלְכָּה (malkâh, mal-kaw'): feminine of מֶלֶךְ; a queen; queen.
• H5254 — נָסָה (nâçâh, naw-saw'): a primitive root; to test; by implication, to attempt; adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
• H5375 — נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, naw-saw'): or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
• H7230 — רֹב (rôb, robe): from רָבַב; abundance (in any respect); abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).
• H7614 — שְׁבָא (Shᵉbâʼ, sheb-aw'): of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district; Sheba, Sabeans.
• H8010 — שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, shel-o-mo'): from שָׁלוֹם; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor; Solomon.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
• H8088 — שֵׁמַע (shêmaʻ, shay'-mah): from שָׁמַע; something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience; bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

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