Then were the people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
divided
chalaq (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
into two parts
chetsiy (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
half
chetsiy (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
of the people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
followed
hayah (haw-yaw)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
'achar (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Tibni
Tibni (tib-nee')
strawy; Tibni, an Israelite -- Tibni.
the son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Ginath
Giynath (ghee-nath')
Ginath, an Israelite -- Ginath.
to make him king
malak (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
and half
chetsiy (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
followed
'achar (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Omri
`Omriy (om-ree')
heaping; Omri, an Israelite -- Omri.
