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For it was so , when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD , that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) (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 18:4 word 1

בְּהַכְרִ֣יתbe.hakh.Ritwhen cut off

Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to cut: eliminate

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 2

אִיזֶ֔בֶל'i.Ze.velJezebel

Lemma: אִיזֶבֶל (i.ze.vel) · Strong's: H0348

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Jezebel

Used 22 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 18:13, 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 19:1, 1 Kings 19:2, 1 Kings 21:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0348; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 3

אֵ֖ת'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 18:4 word 4

נְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'Ei[the] prophets of

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 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 18:4 word 6

וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 7

עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ'oad.Ya.huObadiah

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

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Obadiah

Used 7 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:3, 1 Kings 18:5, 1 Kings 18:6, 1 Kings 18:7, 1 Kings 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5662G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 8

מֵאָ֣הme.'Ahone hundred

Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967

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

Meaning: hundred

Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 9

נְבִאִ֗יםne.vi.'Improphets

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 10

וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞םvai.yach.bi.'Emand he hid them

Lemma: חָבָא (cha.va) · Strong's: H2244

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to hide

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 31:27, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:25, Joshua 10:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2244; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 11

חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.Shimfifty

Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: fifty

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 12

אִישׁ֙'ishman

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 13

בַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.Rahin the cave

Lemma: מְעָרָה (me.a.rah) · Strong's: H4631

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

Meaning: cave

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 19:30, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4631; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 14

וְכִלְכְּלָ֖םve.khil.ke.Lamand he supplied them

Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)

Meaning: to sustain

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 50:21, Ruth 4:15, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 15

לֶ֥חֶםLe.chemfood

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 16

וָמָֽיִם\׃va.Ma.yimand water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:4 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

for when	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
Jezebel	→	אִיזֶבֶל H0348 Jezebel
had slaughtered	→	כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate
the prophets	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Obadiah	→	עֹבַדְיָ֫הוּ H5662G Obadiah
had taken	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
a hundred	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
prophets	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
and hidden them	→	חָבָא H2244 to hide
fifty	→	חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
per cave	→	מְעָרָה H4631 cave
providing them	→	כּוּל H3557 to sustain
with food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
and water	→	מַי H4325G water

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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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