1 Kings 1:3 Lexicon: So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
So they searched	וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ (vay·vak·shu)	1245: to seek	a prim. root
for a beautiful	יָפָ֔ה (ya·fah,)	3303: fair, beautiful	from yaphah
girl	נַעֲרָ֣ה (na·'a·rah)	5291: a girl, maiden	fem. of naar
throughout all	בְּכֹ֖ל (be·chol)	3605: the whole, all	from kalal
the territory	גְּב֣וּל (ge·vul)	1366: border, boundary, territory	from an unused word
of Israel,	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yis·ra·'el;)	3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.	from sarah and el
and found	וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ (vai·yim·tze·'u)	4672: to attain to, find	a prim. root
Abishag	אֲבִישַׁג֙ (a·vi·shag)	49: "my father is a wanderer," an Isr. woman	from ab and shagah
the Shunammite,	הַשּׁ֣וּנַמִּ֔ית (ha·shu·nam·mit,)	7767: female inhab. of Shunem	from Shunem
and brought	וַיָּבִ֥אוּ (vai·ya·vi·'u)	935: to come in, come, go in, go	a prim. root
her to the king.	לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (lam·me·lech.)	4428: king	from an unused word

KJV Lexicon

So they sought
baqash (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

for a fair
yapheh (yaw-feh')
beautiful -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well.

damsel
na`arah (nah-ar-aw')
a girl (from infancy to adolescence) -- damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).

throughout all the coasts
gbuwl (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.

of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.

and found
matsa' (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

Abishag
'Abiyshag (ab-ee-shag')
father of error (i.e. blundering); Abishag, a concubine of David -- Abishag.

a Shunammite
Shuwnammiyth (shoo-nam-meeth')
a Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of Shunem -- Shunamite.

and brought
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

her to the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

King James Bible
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They searched for a beautiful girl throughout the territory of Israel; they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.

International Standard Version
So they conducted a search throughout the territory of Israel for a beautiful young woman, and Abishag the Shunammite was located and brought to the king.

NET Bible
So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful, young woman. They found Abishag from Shunem and brought her to the king.

King James 2000 Bible
So they sought for a fair young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

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