1 Kings 18:1 Go deeper
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. (KJV)
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וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 1
יָמִ֣יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 2
רַבִּ֔יםra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 3
וּדְבַר\־u.de.var-and [the] word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 4
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 5
הָיָה֙ha.Yahit came
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 7
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijah
Lemma: אֵלִיָּה (e.liy.yah) · Strong's: H0452G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Elijah
Used 68 times. Also: 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 17:15, 1 Kings 17:16, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0452G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 8
בַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.Nahin the year
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 9
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתha.she.li.Shit<the> third
Lemma: שְׁלִישִׁי (she.li.shi) · Strong's: H7992
Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)
Meaning: third
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 22:4, Genesis 31:22, Genesis 32:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7992; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 10
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 11
לֵ֚ךְlekhgo
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 12
הֵרָאֵ֣הhe.ra.'Ehpresent yourself
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 13
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 14
אַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvAhab
Lemma: אַחְאָב (ach.av) · Strong's: H0256G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahab
Used 91 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:30, 1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0256G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 15
וְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.Nahso let me give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 16
מָטָ֖רma.Tarrain
Lemma: מָטַר (ma.tar) · Strong's: H4306
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rain
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34, Deuteronomy 11:11, Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4306; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 17
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 18
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: surface
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 19
הָאֲדָמָֽה\׃ha.'a.da.Mahthe ground
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 17:14, Jonah 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127H; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:1 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| After | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a long | → | רַב H7227A many |
| time | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| in the third | → | שְׁלִישִׁי H7992 third |
| year [of the drought] | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| the word | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| came | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Elijah | → | אֵלִיָּה H0452G Elijah |
| Go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| and present | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| yourself to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Ahab | → | אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab |
| and I will send | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| rain | → | מָטַר H4306 rain |
| upon | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the face | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| of the earth | → | אֲדָמָה H0127H land: country |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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