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title: 1 Kings 16:34 — In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho; with Abiram his fi… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho; with Abiram his first-born he laid the foundation thereof, and with his youngest son Segub he set up the gates thereof; according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun. Who acts: Hiel, Ahab. 1 Kings 16:34 in Heb
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# 1 Kings 16:34 מְלָכִים א

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**Who acts:** Hiel, Ahab · **What happens:** build, lay, set up, accord, speak, word · **To what, where:** Jericho, foundation, gates, word, LORD · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is 1 Kings 16:34 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Nevi'im — the Prophets). The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — Hiel, Ahab — and what happens in the verse to Jericho, foundation, gates, word, LORD, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 22 chapters of 1 Kings on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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בְּיָמָ֞יו בָּנָ֥ה חִיאֵ֛ל בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלִ֖י בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלִ֖י אֶת־יְרִיחֹ֑ה בַּאֲבִירָ֨ם בְּכֹר֜וֹ יִסְּדָ֗הּ וּבִשְׂג֤וּב צְעִירוֹ֙ הִצִּ֣יב דְּלָתֶ֔יהָ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃ס

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[In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho; with Abiram his first-born he laid the foundation thereof, and with his youngest son Segub he set up the gates thereof; according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.625/)

## The tree {#tree}

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Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss.

```conllu rtl gloss
# sent_id = wlc:1KI:599
# text = בְּיָמָ֞יו בָּנָ֥ה חִיאֵ֛ל בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלִ֖י בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלִ֖י אֶת־יְרִיחֹ֑ה בַּאֲבִירָ֨ם בְּכֹר֜וֹ יִסְּדָ֗הּ וּבִשְׂג֤וּב צְעִירוֹ֙ הִצִּ֣יב דְּלָתֶ֔יהָ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃ס
# verse = 1KI.16.34
1-3	בְּיָמָ֞יו	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	2	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=1KI_16:34!1|MId=o110160340011|Strong=0871a
2	יָמָ֞י	יוֹם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	4	obl	_	Gloss=days|Ref=1KI_16:34!1|MId=o110160340012|Strong=3117
3	ו	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=1KI_16:34!1|MId=o110160340013|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
4	בָּנָ֥ה	בָּנָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=he.rebuilt|Ref=1KI_16:34!2|MId=o110160340021|Strong=1129|Frame=A0:110160340031;A1:110160340061;|Type=qatal
5	חִיאֵ֛ל	חִיאֵל	PROPN	_	_	4	nsubj	_	Gloss=Hiel|Ref=1KI_16:34!3|MId=o110160340031|Strong=2419
6	בֵּ֥ית	בַּיִת	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	5	appos	_	Gloss=[the]|Ref=1KI_16:34!4|MId=o110160340041|Type=gentilic
7	הָאֱלִ֖י	_	NOUN	_	_	6	flat	_	Ref=1KI_16:34!4
8	בֵּ֥ית	הַ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	5	appos	_	Gloss=Bethelite|Ref=1KI_16:34!5|MId=o110160340051|Type=gentilic
9	הָאֱלִ֖י	_	NOUN	_	_	8	flat	_	Ref=1KI_16:34!5
10	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	11	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=1KI_16:34!6|MId=o110160340061|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
11	יְרִיחֹ֑ה	יְרִיחֹו־יְרִחֹו	PROPN	_	_	4	obj	_	Gloss=Jericho|Ref=1KI_16:34!7|MId=o110160340071|Strong=3405
12-13	בַּאֲבִירָ֨ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	בַּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	13	case	_	Gloss=by|Ref=1KI_16:34!8|MId=o110160340081|Strong=0871a
13	אֲבִירָ֨ם	אֲבִירָם	PROPN	_	_	16	obl	_	Gloss=Abiram|Ref=1KI_16:34!8|MId=o110160340082|Strong=0048
14-15	בְּכֹר֜וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	בְּכֹר	בְּכֹר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	13	appos	_	Gloss=firstborn|Ref=1KI_16:34!9|MId=o110160340091|Strong=1060
15	֜וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=1KI_16:34!9|MId=o110160340092|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
16-17	יִסְּדָ֗הּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
16	יִסְּד	יָסַד	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3	4	parataxis	_	Gloss=he|Ref=1KI_16:34!10|MId=o110160340101|Strong=3245|Frame=A0:110160340031;A1:110160340092;|Type=qatal
17	ָ֗הּ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	Gloss=founded.it|Ref=1KI_16:34!10|MId=o110160340102|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal
18-20	וּבִשְׂג֤וּב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
18	וּ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	23	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_16:34!12|MId=o110160340121|Strong=2050b
19	בִ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	20	case	_	Gloss=by|Ref=1KI_16:34!12|MId=o110160340122|Strong=0871a
20	שְׂג֤וּב	שְׂגוּב	PROPN	_	_	23	obl	_	Gloss=Segub|Ref=1KI_16:34!12|MId=o110160340123|Strong=7687
21-22	צְעִירוֹ֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	צְעִיר	צָעִיר	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	20	appos	_	Gloss=his.young|Ref=1KI_16:34!13|MId=o110160340131|Strong=6810|Type=adjective
22	וֹ֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=[son]|Ref=1KI_16:34!13|MId=o110160340132|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
23	הִצִּ֣יב	נָצַב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3	16	conj	_	Gloss=he.set.up|Ref=1KI_16:34!14|MId=o110160340141|Strong=5324|Frame=AA:110160340031;A0:110160340141;|Type=qatal
24-25	דְּלָתֶ֔יהָ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
24	דְּלָתֶ֔י	דֶּלֶת	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Dual	23	obj	_	Gloss=gates|Ref=1KI_16:34!15|MId=o110160340151|Strong=1817
25	הָ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=its|Ref=1KI_16:34!15|MId=o110160340152|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal
26-27	כִּדְבַ֣ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
26	כִּ	כְּ	ADP	_	_	27	case	_	Gloss=according|Ref=1KI_16:34!16|MId=o110160340161|Strong=3509a
27	דְבַ֣ר	דָּבָר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	16	parataxis	_	Gloss=to.the.word|Ref=1KI_16:34!16|MId=o110160340162|Strong=1697
28	יְהוָ֔ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	27	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=1KI_16:34!17|MId=o110160340171|Strong=3068
29	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	30	mark	_	Gloss=which|Ref=1KI_16:34!18|MId=o110160340181|Strong=0834|Type=relative
30	דִּבֶּ֔ר	דָבַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3	27	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=he.spoke|Ref=1KI_16:34!19|MId=o110160340191|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:110160340161;A1:110160340152;|Type=qatal
31-32	בְּיַ֖ד	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	32	case	_	Gloss=by|Ref=1KI_16:34!20|MId=o110160340201|Strong=0871a
32	יַ֖ד	יָד	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	Gloss=the.hand|Ref=1KI_16:34!20|MId=o110160340202|Strong=3027
33	יְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַ	יְהֹושֻׁעַ	PROPN	_	_	32	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Joshua|Ref=1KI_16:34!21|MId=o110160340211|Strong=3091
34	בִּן־	בֵּן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	33	appos	_	Gloss=the.son|Ref=1KI_16:34!22|MId=o110160340221|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No
35	נֽוּן	נוּן	PROPN	_	_	34	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Nun|Ref=1KI_16:34!23|MId=o110160340231|Strong=5126|SpaceAfter=No
36	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	35	punct	_	Ref=1KI_16:34!23|SpaceAfter=No
37	ס	ס	PUNCT	_	_	35	punct	_	Ref=1KI_16:34!23
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- voice: narrator
- speech: narration
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| בָּנָה *he rebuilt* | qatal · qal | חִיאֵל *Hiel* | אֶת־ *(et)* |  |  |
| יִסְּד *he* | qatal · piel | חִיאֵל *Hiel* | וֹ *his* |  |  |
| הִצִּיב *he set up* | qatal · hiphil | הִצִּיב *he set up* |  |  | חִיאֵל *Hiel* |
| דִּבֶּר *he spoke* | qatal · piel | כִּ *according* | הָ *its* |  |  |

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MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen.

## Targum Jonathan {#onkelos}

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בְּיוֹמוֹהִי בְּנָא חִיאֵל בֵּית מוֹמֵי יַת יְרִיחֹה קְטַל אֲבִירָם בּוּכְרֵיהּ כַּד שָׁרֵי לְשַׁכְלֵיל יָתָהּ וּשְׂגוּב זְעֵיר בְּנוֹהִי כַּד אָקֵים דְשָׁהָא כְּפִתְגָמָא דַייָ דִי מַלֵיל בִּידָא דִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּר נוּן:

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The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet.

## English, JPS 1917 {#english}

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Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in.

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1. [In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho; with Abiram his first-born he laid the foundation thereof, and with his youngest son Segub he set up the gates thereof; according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by the hand of Joshua the son of Nun.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.625/)

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**Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain.

**English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License).

Hebrew sentence `wlc:1KI:599`.

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