1 Kings 18:32 Go deeper

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And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD : and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. (KJV)

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וַיִּבְנֶ֧הvai.yiv.Nehand he built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

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

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 1

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 18:32 word 2

הָאֲבָנִ֛יםha.'a.va.Nimthe stones

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 3

מִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achan altar

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

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

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 4

בְּשֵׁ֣םbe.Shemin [the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 5

יְהוָ֑הYah.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 18:32 word 6

וַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

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

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 7

תְּעָלָ֗הte.'a.Laha trench

Lemma: תְּעָלָה (te.a.lah) · Strong's: H8585A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: conduit

Used 9 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:35, 1 Kings 18:38, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 20:20, Job 38:25, Isaiah 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8585A; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 8

כְּבֵית֙ke.Veitlike a receptacle of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004N

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: container

Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 25:27, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 30:4, Exodus 36:34, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 37:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004N; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 9

סָאתַ֣יִםsa.Ta.yimtwo seahs

Lemma: סְאָה (se.ah) · Strong's: H5429

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: seah

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, 1 Samuel 25:18, 2 Kings 7:1, 2 Kings 7:16, 2 Kings 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5429; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 10

זֶ֔רַעZe.ra'seed

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233G

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

Meaning: seed

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 8:22, Genesis 47:19, Genesis 47:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 11

סָבִ֖יבsa.Vivaround

Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: around

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 12

לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ\׃la.miz.Be.ach<to> the altar

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

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

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:32 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

And with the stones	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
[Elijah] built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
an altar	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
in the name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Then he dug	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
a trench	→	תְּעָלָה H8585A conduit
around	→	סָבִיב H5439G around
the altar	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
large enough to hold	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004N house: container
two seahs	→	סְאָה H5429 seah
of seed	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233G seed

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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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