1 Kings
1 Kings 18:22
22Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| I | אֲנִ֞י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the only | לְבַדִּ֑י | lə·ḇad·dî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H905 separation |
| remaining | נוֹתַ֧רְתִּי | nō·w·ṯar·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3498 remain over |
| prophet | נָבִ֛יא | nā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| but Baal | הַבַּ֔עַל | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| four | אַרְבַּע־ | ’ar·ba‘- | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| hundred | מֵא֥וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| and fifty | וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים | wa·ḥă·miš·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| prophets | וּנְבִיאֵ֣י | ū·nə·ḇî·’ê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.