| king | הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh | H4428 | a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה she.lo.Moh | H8010 | Shelomah · proper noun, a man's name |
| answered | וַיַּעַן֩ vai.ya.'An | H6030 | properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer | H559 | to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| mother | לְאִמּ֗וֹ le.'i.Mo | H517 | a mother (as the bond of the family) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| ask | שֹׁאֶ֜לֶת sho.'E.let | H7592 | to inquire · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute |
| Abishag | אֲבִישַׁ֤ג 'a.vi.Shag | H49 | Abishag · proper noun, a woman's name |
| Shunammite | הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ ha.shu.na.Mit | H7767 | a Shunammitess · definite article + noun, gentilic feminine singular absolute |
| Adonijah | לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ la.'a.Do.ni.Ya.hu | H138 | Adonijah · preposition + proper noun, a man's name |
| ask | וְשַֽׁאֲלִי ve.sha.'a.li- | H7592 | to inquire · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular |
| kingdom | הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה ha.me.lu.Khah | H4410 | something ruled · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| elder | הַגָּד֣וֹל ha.ga.Dol | H1419 | great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute |
| brother | אָחִ֖י 'a.Chi | H251 | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix |
| Abiathar | וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר u.le.'ev.ya.Tar | H54 | Ebjathar · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name |
| priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן ha.ko.Hen | H3548 | literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| Joab | וּלְיוֹאָ֖ב u.le.yo.'Av | H3097 | Joab · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name |
| son | בֶּן ben- | H1121 | a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct |
| Zeruiah | צְרוּיָֽה tze.ru.Yah | H6870 | Tserujah · proper noun, a woman's name |