1 Kings

1 Kings 19:1–2

¹Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. ²So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

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1 Kings 19:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Ahab	אַחְאָב֙	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
told	וַיַּגֵּ֤ד	way·yag·gêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
Jezebel	לְאִיזֶ֔בֶל	lə·’î·ze·ḇel	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H348 Izebel
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
had done	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and how	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had killed	הָרַ֛ג	hā·raḡ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
with the sword	בֶּחָֽרֶב׃	be·ḥā·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword

1 Kings 19:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jezebel	אִיזֶ֙בֶל֙	’î·ze·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H348 Izebel
sent	וַתִּשְׁלַ֤ח	wat·tiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7971 send
a messenger	מַלְאָ֔ךְ	mal·’āḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
May the gods	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
deal with me	יַעֲשׂ֤וּן	ya·‘ă·śūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H6213 do, make
and ever so	וְכֹ֣ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
severely	יוֹסִפ֔וּן	yō·w·si·p̄ūn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3254 add
if	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by this time	כָעֵ֤ת	ḵā·‘êṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
tomorrow	מָחָר֙	mā·ḥār	Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
I have not made	אָשִׂ֣ים	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
your life	נַפְשְׁךָ֔	nap̄·šə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
like the lives	כְּנֶ֖פֶשׁ	kə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
of	אַחַ֥ד	’a·ḥaḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one

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1 Kings 19:1 1 Kings 18:40

1 Kings 19:2 2 Kings 6:31 · Ruth 1:17 · 1 Kings 20:10 · Exodus 10:28 · Proverbs 27:1 · 2 Kings 19:10–12 · Daniel 3:15 · 2 Kings 19:27–28 · 1 Kings 2:28 · James 4:13–14 · Acts 12:4–6 · Exodus 15:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.