1 Kings

1 Kings 18:26

²⁶And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!”

But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And they took	וַ֠יִּקְחוּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
the bull	הַפָּ֨ר	hap·pār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6499 young bull, steer
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
was given	נָתַ֣ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶם֮	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
prepared	וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
and called	וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
on the name	בְשֵׁם־	ḇə·šêm-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of Baal	הַ֠בַּעַל	hab·ba·‘al	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
from morning	מֵהַבֹּ֨קֶר	mê·hab·bō·qer	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
until	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
noon	הַצָּהֳרַ֤יִם	haṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
shouting	לֵאמֹר֙	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
O Baal	הַבַּ֣עַל	hab·ba·‘al	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
answer us	עֲנֵ֔נוּ	‘ă·nê·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural	H6030 answer, respond
But there was no	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
sound	ק֖וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
and no one	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
answered	עֹנֶ֑ה	‘ō·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
as they leaped	וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּ	way·p̄as·sə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6452 pass or spring over
around	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
they had made	עָשָֽׂה׃	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

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