1 Kings
1 Kings 17:17
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.
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.