1 Kings
1 Kings 18:45
45Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meanwhile | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the sky | וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | wə·haš·šā·ma·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| grew dark | הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ | hiṯ·qad·də·rū | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural | H6937 be dark |
| with clouds | עָבִ֣ים | ‘ā·ḇîm | Noun - common plural | H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket |
| and wind | וְר֔וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| and a heavy | גָּד֑וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| rain | גֶּ֣שֶׁם | ge·šem | Noun - masculine singular | H1653 rain, shower |
| began to fall | וַיְהִ֖י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| So Ahab | אַחְאָ֖ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| rode away | וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב | way·yir·kaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| and went | וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to Jezreel | יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃ | yiz·rə·‘e·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3157 Jizreel |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.