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וַֽיְהִי֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (1 Kings 4:1) And King Shelomoh was king over all Yisraʾel. This verse formally introduces the reign of King Shelomoh (Solomon) with a syntactically simple but rhetorically rich construction. The structure features a dislocated subject and appositional noun phrases, which combine to create a solemn and emphatic royal title. This lesson focuses on dislocation and apposition in Biblical Hebrew and how these features function to frame royal identity. Analysis of Key Words and Structures וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayehi) – Wayyiqtol verb from היה (“to be”), 3rd person masculine singular.… Learn Hebrew