1 Kings 10:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now when the queenוּמַֽלְכַּת־
(u·mal·kat-)
4436: queenfem. of melek
of Shebaשְׁבָ֗א
(she·va)
7614: a territory in S.W. Arabia, also the name of one or more desc. of Noahof foreign origin
heardשֹׁמַ֛עַת
(sho·ma·'at)
8085: to heara prim. root
about the fameשֵׁ֥מַע
(she·ma)
8088: a hearing, reportfrom shama
of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה
(she·lo·moh)
8010: David's son and successor to his thronefrom shalem
concerning the nameלְשֵׁ֣ם
(le·shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
of the LORD,יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
she cameוַתָּבֹ֥א
(vat·ta·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to testלְנַסֹּתֹ֖ו
(le·nas·so·tov)
5254: to test, trya prim. root
him with difficult questions.בְּחִידֹֽות׃
(be·chi·do·vt.)
2420: a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or questionfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And when the queen
malkah  (mal-kaw')
a queen -- queen.
of Sheba
Shba'  (sheb-aw')
Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district -- Sheba, Sabeans.
heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
of the fame
shema`  (shay'-mah)
something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience -- bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.
of Solomon
Shlomoh  (shel-o-mo')
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor -- Solomon.
concerning the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
she came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to prove
nacah  (naw-saw')
to test; by implication, to attempt -- adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
him with hard questions
chiydah  (khee-daw')
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.;
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

King James Bible
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon's fame connected with the name of Yahweh and came to test him with difficult questions.

International Standard Version
When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon's reputation with the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

NET Bible
When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon's reputation. (He owed his reputation to the name of the LORD.) So she came to test him with riddles.

King James 2000 Bible
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions.
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