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And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.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 18:45 word 1
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 18:45 word 2
כֹּ֣הkohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 3
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and 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 18:45 word 4
כֹּ֗הKohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 5
וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.ha.sha.Ma.yimand the heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 6
הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙hit.ka.de.Ruthey grew dark
Lemma: קָדַר (qa.dar) · Strong's: H6937
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVtp3cp)
Meaning: be dark
Used 17 times. Also: Job 5:11, Job 6:16, Job 30:28, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6937; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 7
עָבִ֣ים'a.Vimclouds
Lemma: עָב (av) · Strong's: H5645
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 19:9, Judges 5:4, 2 Samuel 22:12, 2 Samuel 23:4, 1 Kings 18:44, Job 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5645; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 8
וְר֔וּחַve.Ru.achand wind
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 9
וַיְהִ֖יvay.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 18:45 word 10
גֶּ֣שֶׁםGe.shemrain
Lemma: גֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) · Strong's: H1653
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rain
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 7:12, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 26:4, 1 Kings 17:7, 1 Kings 17:14, 1 Kings 18:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1653; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 11
גָּד֑וֹלga.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 18:45 word 12
וַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.Kavand he rode
Lemma: רָכַב (ra.khav) · Strong's: H7392
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to ride
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 24:61, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 4:20, Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7392; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 13
אַחְאָ֖ב'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 18:45 word 14
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 18:45 word 15
יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה\׃yiz.re.'E.lahJezreel towards
Lemma: יִזְרְעֶאל (yiz.re.el) · Strong's: H3157H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jezreel
Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 19:18, 2 Samuel 2:9, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 18:46, 1 Kings 21:1, 1 Kings 21:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3157H; TAHOT 1 Kings 18:45 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Meanwhile | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| . . . | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the sky | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| grew dark | → | קָדַר H6937 be dark |
| with clouds | → | עָב H5645 cloud |
| and wind | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| and a heavy | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| rain | → | גֶּ֫שֶׁם H1653 rain |
| began to fall | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| So Ahab | → | אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab |
| rode away | → | רָכַב H7392 to ride |
| and went | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| to Jezreel | → | יִזְרְעֶאל H3157H Jezreel |
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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