1 Kings

1 Kings 18:44

⁴⁴On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.”

And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the seventh time	בַּשְּׁבִעִ֔ית	baš·šə·ḇi·‘îṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7637 seventh
reported	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
There is	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a cloud	עָ֛ב	‘āḇ	Noun - common singular	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
as small	קְטַנָּ֥ה	qə·ṭan·nāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
as a man’s	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
hand	כְּכַף־	kə·ḵap̄-	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
rising	עֹלָ֣ה	‘ō·lāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from the sea	מִיָּ֑ם	mî·yām	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
And Elijah replied	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go	עֲלֵ֨ה	‘ă·lêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and tell	אֱמֹ֤ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
Prepare	אֱסֹ֣ר	’ĕ·sōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
and go down	וָרֵ֔ד	wā·rêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
before the rain	הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃	hag·gā·šem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
stops you	יַעַצָרְכָ֖ה	ya·‘a·ṣā·rə·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6113 restrain, retain

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 12:54 · Job 8:7 · Micah 1:13 · Zechariah 4:10 · 1 Samuel 6:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.