1 Kings

1 Kings 17:17–18

¹⁷Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. ¹⁸“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

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1 Kings 17:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Later	אַחַר֙	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֖ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
who owned	בַּעֲלַ֣ת	ba·‘ă·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1172 mistress
the house	הַבָּ֑יִת	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
became ill	חָלָ֕ה	ḥā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
and his sickness	חָלְיוֹ֙	ḥā·lə·yōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2483 sickness
grew worse	חָזָ֣ק	ḥā·zāq	Adjective - masculine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
and worse	מְאֹ֔ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
until	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
breath	נְשָׁמָֽה׃	nə·šā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H5397 breath
remained	נֽוֹתְרָה־	nō·wṯ·rāh-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3498 remain over
in him	בּ֖וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

1 Kings 17:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Elijah	אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you done	וָלָ֖ךְ	wā·lāḵ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person feminine singular
to me	לִּ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Have you come	בָּ֧אתָ	bā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to remind me	לְהַזְכִּ֥יר	lə·haz·kîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2142 remember
of my iniquity	עֲוֺנִ֖י	‘ă·wō·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
and cause the death	וּלְהָמִ֥ית	ū·lə·hā·mîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
of my son	בְּנִֽי׃	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.