1 Kings 18:28 Go deeper
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And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. (KJV)
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וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'Uand they called out
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to call: call out
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:5, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 45:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121I; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 1
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolwith a voice
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 2
גָּד֔וֹלga.Dolgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 3
וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙vai.yit.go.de.Duand they cut themselves
Lemma: גָּדַד (ga.dad) · Strong's: H1413
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtw3mp)
Meaning: to cut
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:1, Psalms 94:21, Jeremiah 5:7, Jeremiah 16:6, Jeremiah 41:5, Jeremiah 47:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1413; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 4
כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.Tamaccording to custom their
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: justice: custom
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 40:13, Exodus 26:30, Deuteronomy 18:3, Joshua 6:15, Judges 13:12, Judges 18:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941J; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 5
בַּחֲרָב֖וֹתba.cha.ra.Votwith <the> swords
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 6
וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםu.va.re.ma.Chimand with <the> lances
Lemma: רֹ֫מַח (ro.mach) · Strong's: H7420
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: spear
Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 25:7, Judges 5:8, 1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:24, 2 Chronicles 11:12, 2 Chronicles 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7420; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 7
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 8
שְׁפָךְ\־she.fokh-poured out
Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to pour: pour
Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 9
דָּ֖םdamblood
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:28 word 10
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemover them
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 18:28 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So they shouted louder | → | קָרָא H7121I to call: call out |
| . . . | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| . . . | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| and cut | → | גָּדַד H1413 to cut |
| themselves with knives | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| and lances | → | רֹ֫מַח H7420 spear |
| as [was] their custom | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941J justice: custom |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| gushed | → | שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour |
| over them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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