1 Kings

1 Kings 16:33

33Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenאַחְאָ֖ב’aḥ·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH256 Ahab
set upוַיַּ֥עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
an Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הhā·’ă·šê·rāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH842 Ashera
Thus Ahabאַחְאָ֜ב’aḥ·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH256 Ahab
didלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
moreוַיּ֨וֹסֶףway·yō·w·sep̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3254 add
to provokeלְהַכְעִיס֙lə·haḵ·‘îsPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH3707 be vexed, angry
the LORDיְהֹוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
than allמִכֹּ֨לmik·kōlPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
before himלְפָנָֽיו׃lə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before

Cross-references

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2 Kings 13:6 · 1 Kings 21:25 · 2 Kings 21:3 · Exodus 34:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.