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And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. (KJV)
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וַֽיְהִי֙vay.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 21:15 word 1
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'when heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 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 18:4, 1 Kings 18:13, 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 19:1, 1 Kings 19:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0348; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 3
כִּֽי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 4
סֻקַּ֥לsu.Kalhe had been stoned
Lemma: סָקַל (sa.qal) · Strong's: H5619
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)
Meaning: to stone
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 8:26, Exodus 17:4, Exodus 19:13, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5619; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 5
נָב֖וֹתna.VotNaboth
Lemma: נָבוֹת (na.vot) · Strong's: H5022
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Naboth
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:1, 1 Kings 21:2, 1 Kings 21:3, 1 Kings 21:4, 1 Kings 21:6, 1 Kings 21:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5022; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 6
וַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.Motand he had died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 7
וַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merand she said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 8
אִיזֶ֜בֶל'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 18:4, 1 Kings 18:13, 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 19:1, 1 Kings 19:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0348; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 9
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 21:15 word 10
אַחְאָ֗ב'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 21:15 word 11
ק֣וּםkumarise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 12
רֵ֞שׁreshtake possession of
Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to possess: take
Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 13
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 21:15 word 14
כֶּ֣רֶם\׀Ke.rem[the] vineyard of
Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: vineyard
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 15
נָב֣וֹתna.VotNaboth
Lemma: נָבוֹת (na.vot) · Strong's: H5022
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Naboth
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:1, 1 Kings 21:2, 1 Kings 21:3, 1 Kings 21:4, 1 Kings 21:6, 1 Kings 21:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5022; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 16
הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗יhai.yiz.re.'e.Lithe Jezreelite
Lemma: יִזְרְעֵאלִי (yiz.re.e.li) · Strong's: H3158H
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Jezreelite
Used 9 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:1, 1 Kings 21:4, 1 Kings 21:6, 1 Kings 21:7, 1 Kings 21:16, 2 Kings 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3158H; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 17
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwhich
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 21:15 word 18
מֵאֵן֙me.'Enhe refused
Lemma: מָאֵן (ma.en) · Strong's: H3985
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to refuse
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 39:8, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:14, Exodus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3985; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 19
לָתֶת\־la.tet-to give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 20
בְכֶ֔סֶףve.Khe.seffor money
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 21
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 22
אֵ֥ין'einnot
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 23
נָב֛וֹתna.VotNaboth
Lemma: נָבוֹת (na.vot) · Strong's: H5022
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Naboth
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:1, 1 Kings 21:2, 1 Kings 21:3, 1 Kings 21:4, 1 Kings 21:6, 1 Kings 21:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5022; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 24
חַ֖יchai[is] alive
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 25
כִּי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 26
מֵֽת\׃Methe has died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:15 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Jezebel | → | אִיזֶבֶל H0348 Jezebel |
| heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Naboth | → | נָבוֹת H5022 Naboth |
| had been stoned | → | סָקַל H5619 to stone |
| to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| [she] | → | אִיזֶבֶל H0348 Jezebel |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Ahab | → | אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab |
| Get up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| and take possession of | → | יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take |
| the vineyard | → | כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard |
| of Naboth | → | נָבוֹת H5022 Naboth |
| the Jezreelite | → | יִזְרְעֵאלִי H3158H Jezreelite |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| refused | → | מָאֵן H3985 to refuse |
| to give it | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| to you | → | |
| for silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Naboth | → | נָבוֹת H5022 Naboth |
| is no longer | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| alive | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| but | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| dead | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
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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