1 Kings
1 Kings 18:3–4
3and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace.
(Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD, 4for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)
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1 Kings 18:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Ahab | אַחְאָ֔ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| summoned | וַיִּקְרָ֣א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Obadiah | עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ | ‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5662 Obadjah |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| was in charge of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the palace | הַבָּ֑יִת | hab·bā·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| Now Obadiah | וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּ | wə·‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5662 Obadjah |
| greatly | מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| feared | יָרֵ֛א | yā·rê | Adjective - masculine singular | H3373 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
1 Kings 18:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for when | וַיְהִי֙ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| Jezebel | אִיזֶ֔בֶל | ’î·ze·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H348 Izebel |
| had slaughtered | בְּהַכְרִ֣ית | bə·haḵ·rîṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| the prophets | נְבִיאֵ֣י | nə·ḇî·’ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Obadiah | עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ | ‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5662 Obadjah |
| had taken | וַיִּקַּ֨ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a hundred | מֵאָ֣ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| prophets | נְבִאִ֗ים | nə·ḇi·’îm | Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| and hidden them | וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם | way·yaḥ·bî·’êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H2244 withdraw, hide |
| fifty | חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| men | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| per cave | בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה | bam·mə·‘ā·rāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4631 cave |
| providing them | וְכִלְכְּלָ֖ם | wə·ḵil·kə·lām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3557 comprehend, contain |
| with food | לֶ֥חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| and water | וָמָֽיִם׃ | wā·mā·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 18:3 Nehemiah 7:2 · 1 Kings 16:9 · Matthew 10:28
1 Kings 18:4 1 Kings 18:13 · Matthew 10:40–42
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.