1 Kings 4:33

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that [is] in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

Complete Jewish Bible:

He could discuss trees, from the cedar in the L'vanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall; he could discuss wild animals, poultry, reptiles and fish.

Berean Standard Bible:

He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

American Standard Version:

And he spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spake also of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And he spake{H1696} of trees{H6086}, from the cedar tree{H730} that is in Lebanon{H3844} even unto the hyssop{H231} that springeth out{H3318} of the wall{H7023}: he spake{H1696} also of beasts{H929}, and of fowl{H5775}, and of creeping things{H7431}, and of fishes{H1709}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 51:7

  • ¶ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

2 Kings 19:23

  • By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, [and] the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, [and into] the forest of his Carmel.

Psalms 92:12

  • The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Hebrews 9:19

  • For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

Genesis 1:20

  • ¶ And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Genesis 1:25

  • And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

Exodus 12:22

  • And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip [it] in the blood that [is] in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that [is] in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

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Commentary for 1 Kings 4:33

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1696
    There are 1050 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָבַר
    Transliteration: dâbar
    Pronunciation: daw-bar'
    Description: 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.
  2. Strong's Number: H6086
    There are 288 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֵץ
    Transliteration: ʻêts
    Pronunciation: ates
    Description: from עָצָה; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
  3. Strong's Number: H730
    There are 466 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶז
    Transliteration: ʼerez
    Pronunciation: eh-rez'
    Description: from אָרַז; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots); cedar (tree).
  4. Strong's Number: H3844
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לְבָנוֹן
    Transliteration: Lᵉbânôwn
    Pronunciation: leb-aw-nohn'
    Description: from לְבַב; (the) white mountain (from its snow); Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine; Lebanon.
  5. Strong's Number: H231
    There are 111 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֵזוֹב
    Transliteration: ʼêzôwb
    Pronunciation: ay-zobe'
    Description: probably of foreign derivation; hyssop; hyssop.
  6. Strong's Number: H3318
    There are 992 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָצָא
    Transliteration: yâtsâʼ
    Pronunciation: yaw-tsaw'
    Description: a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.
  7. Strong's Number: H7023
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קִיר
    Transliteration: qîyr
    Pronunciation: keer
    Description: or קִר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה; from קוּר; a wall (as built in a trench); [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.
  8. Strong's Number: H929
    There are 172 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּהֵמָה
    Transliteration: bᵉhêmâh
    Pronunciation: be-hay-maw'
    Description: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
  9. Strong's Number: H5775
    There are 70 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עוֹף
    Transliteration: ʻôwph
    Pronunciation: ofe
    Description: from עוּף; a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively; bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
  10. Strong's Number: H7431
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֶמֶשׂ
    Transliteration: remes
    Pronunciation: reh'-mes
    Description: from רָמַשׂ; a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal; that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.
  11. Strong's Number: H1709
    There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּג
    Transliteration: dâg
    Pronunciation: dawg
    Description: or (fully) דָּאג; (Nehemiah 13:16), from דָּגָה; a fish (as prolific); or perhaps rather from דָּאַג (as timid); but still better from דָּאַג (in the sense of squirming, i.e. moving by the vibratory action of the tail); a fish (often used collectively); fish.