1 Kings 22:38 Go deeper
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And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁטֹ֨ףvai.yish.Tofand someone washed off
Lemma: שָׁטַף (sha.taph) · Strong's: H7857
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to overflow
Used 31 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:11, Leviticus 15:12, 2 Chronicles 32:4, Job 14:19, Psalms 69:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7857; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 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 22:38 word 2
הָרֶ֜כֶבha.Re.khevthe chariot
Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: chariot
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7393G; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 3
עַ֣ל\׀'alat
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 4
בְּרֵכַ֣תbe.re.Khat[the] pool of
Lemma: בְּרֵכָה (be.re.khah) · Strong's: H1295H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: pool
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 4:12, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 20:20, Nehemiah 3:15, Nehemiah 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1295H; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 5
שֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonSamaria
Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) · Strong's: H8111
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Samaria
Used 109 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8111; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 6
וַיָּלֹ֤קּוּvai.ya.Lo.kuand they licked up
Lemma: לָקַק (la.qaq) · Strong's: H3952
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to lick
Used 7 times. Also: Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 7:7, 1 Kings 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3952; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 7
הַכְּלָבִים֙ha.ke.la.Vimthe dogs
Lemma: כֶּ֫לֶב (ke.lev) · Strong's: H3611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: dog
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 11:7, Exodus 22:31, Deuteronomy 23:18, Judges 7:5, 1 Samuel 17:43, 1 Samuel 24:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3611; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 8
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 22:38 word 9
דָּמ֔וֹda.Moblood his
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 10
וְהַזֹּנ֖וֹתve.ha.zo.Notand the prostitutes
Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to fornicate
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 11
רָחָ֑צוּra.Cha.tzuthey bathed
Lemma: רָחַץ (ra.chats) · Strong's: H7364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to wash: wash
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 43:24, Genesis 43:31, Exodus 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7364; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 12
כִּדְבַ֥רkid.Varaccording to [the] word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 13
יְהוָ֖הYah.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 22:38 word 14
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'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 22:38 word 15
דִּבֵּֽר\׃di.Berhe had spoken
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 1 Kings 22:38 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the chariot | → | רֶ֫כֶב H7393G chariot |
| was washed | → | שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow |
| at | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the pool | → | בְּרֵכָה H1295H pool |
| of Samaria | → | שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria |
| where the prostitutes | → | זָנָה H2181 to fornicate |
| bathed | → | רָחַץ H7364 to wash: wash |
| and the dogs | → | כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog |
| licked up | → | לָקַק H3952 to lick |
| [Ahab’s] blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| according to the word | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| that the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had spoken | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
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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