1 Kings 18:3 Go deeper

And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'and he summoned

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 1

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 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0256G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 2

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 18:3 word 3

עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ'oad.Ya.huObadiah

Lemma: עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ (o.vad.yah) · Strong's: H5662G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Obadiah

Used 7 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 18:5, 1 Kings 18:6, 1 Kings 18:7, 1 Kings 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5662G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 4

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 5

עַל\־'al-[was] over

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 18:3 word 6

הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitthe household

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 7

וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּve.'oad.Ya.huand Obadiah

Lemma: עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ (o.vad.yah) · Strong's: H5662G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Obadiah

Used 7 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 18:5, 1 Kings 18:6, 1 Kings 18:7, 1 Kings 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5662G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 8

הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe was

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 18:3 word 9

יָרֵ֛אya.Re'fearing

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3373

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: afraid

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 9:20, Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3373; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 10

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 11

יְהוָ֖הYah.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 18:3 word 12

מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odexceedingly

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:3 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

and Ahab	→	אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
summoned	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
Obadiah	→	עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ H5662G Obadiah
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
was in charge of	→	עַל H5921A upon
the palace	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
Now Obadiah	→	עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ H5662G Obadiah
greatly	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
feared	→	יָרֵא H3373 afraid
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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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