1 Kings
1 Kings 17:16
16The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The jar | כַּ֤ד | kaḏ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3537 jar |
| of flour | הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ | haq·qe·maḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7058 flour, meal |
| was not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| exhausted | כָלָ֔תָה | ḵā·lā·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| and the jug | וְצַפַּ֥חַת | wə·ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H6835 jar, jug |
| of oil | הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן | haš·še·men | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| run dry | חָסֵ֑ר | ḥā·sêr | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease |
| according to the word | כִּדְבַ֣ר | kiḏ·ḇar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had spoken | דִּבֶּ֖ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| through | בְּיַ֥ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Elijah | אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃פ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 9:28–30 · John 4:50–51 · Luke 1:37 · Matthew 19:26 · 1 Kings 16:12 · 1 Kings 13:5 · Luke 1:45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.