1 Kings 21:8 Go deeper

← 1 Kings 21 · ← verse 7 · verse 9 →

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַתִּכְתֹּ֤בva.tikh.Toand she wrote

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 1

סְפָרִים֙se.fa.Rimletters

Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612A

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

Meaning: scroll: document

Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3, 2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:15, 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5612A; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 2

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 21:8 word 3

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 21:8 word 4

וַתַּחְתֹּ֖םva.tach.Tomand she sealed [them]

Lemma: חָתַם (cha.tam) · Strong's: H2856

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to seal

Used 26 times. Also: Leviticus 15:3, Deuteronomy 32:34, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:1, Esther 3:12, Esther 8:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2856; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 5

בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbe.cho.ta.Mowith seal his

Lemma: חֹתָם (cho.tam) · Strong's: H2368

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

Meaning: signet

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2368; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 6

וַתִּשְׁלַ֣חva.tish.Lachand she sent

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 7

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 21:8 word 8

הַזְקֵנִ֤יםhaz.ke.Nimthe elders

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 9

וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and 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 21:8 word 10

הַֽחֹרִים֙ha.cho.Rimthe nobles

Lemma: חֹר (chor) · Strong's: H2715

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

Meaning: noble

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:11, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 6:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2715; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 11

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 21:8 word 12

בְּעִיר֔וֹbe.'i.Ro[were] in city his

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 13

הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.Vimwho dwelt

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 14

אֶת\־'et-with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 1 Kings 21:8 word 15

נָבֽוֹת\׃na.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 21:8 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

Then [Jezebel] wrote	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
letters	→	סֵ֫פֶר H5612A scroll: document
in Ahab’s	→	אַחְאָב H0256G Ahab
name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
sealed them	→	חֹתָם H2368 signet
with his seal	→	חָתַם H2856 to seal
and sent	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
[them]	→	סֵ֫פֶר H5612A scroll: document
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the elders	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
and nobles	→	חֹר H2715 noble
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
lived	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
with	→	אֵת H0854 with
Naboth	→	נָבוֹת H5022 Naboth
in his city	→	עִיר H5892B city

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes