1 Kings

1 Kings 17:7

⁷Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some time later	וַיְהִ֛י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
however	וַיְהִ֛י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the brook	הַנָּ֑חַל	han·nā·ḥal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
dried up	וַיִּיבַ֣שׁ	way·yî·ḇaš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
because	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there had been	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rain	גֶ֖שֶׁם	ḡe·šem	Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
in the land	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ס	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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