1 Kings
1 Kings 18:19–20
19Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
20So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
Word by word
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1 Kings 18:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| summon | שְׁלַ֨ח | šə·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to meet | קְבֹ֥ץ | qə·ḇōṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| me | אֵלַ֛י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| on | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Mount | הַ֣ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Carmel | הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל | hak·kar·mel | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3760 Carmel |
| along with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the four | אַרְבַּ֧ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵא֣וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| and fifty | וַחֲמִשִּׁ֗ים | wa·ḥă·miš·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| prophets | נְבִיאֵ֨י | nə·ḇî·’ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of Baal | הַבַּ֜עַל | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| and the four | אַרְבַּ֣ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵא֔וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| prophets | וּנְבִיאֵ֤י | ū·nə·ḇî·’ê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of Asherah | הָֽאֲשֵׁרָה֙ | hā·’ă·šê·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H842 Ashera |
| who eat | אֹכְלֵ֖י | ’ō·ḵə·lê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H398 eat |
| at Jezebel’s | אִיזָֽבֶל׃ | ’î·zā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H348 Izebel |
| table | שֻׁלְחַ֥ן | šul·ḥan | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7979 table |
1 Kings 18:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Ahab | אַחְאָ֖ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| summoned | וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| and assembled | וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ | way·yiq·bōṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6908 gather, collect |
| the prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| on | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Mount | הַ֥ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Carmel | הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ | hak·kar·mel | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3760 Carmel |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 18:19 1 Kings 16:33 · Joshua 19:26 · 2 Kings 2:25 · 2 Peter 2:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.