1 Kings
1 Kings 21:15
15When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Jezebel | אִיזֶ֔בֶל | ’î·ze·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H348 Izebel |
| heard | כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ | kiš·mō·a‘ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8085 hear |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Naboth | נָב֖וֹת | nā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5022 Naboth |
| had been stoned | סֻקַּ֥ל | suq·qal | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5619 stone, put to death by stoning |
| to death | וַיָּמֹ֑ת | way·yā·mōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| said | וַתֹּ֨אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ahab | אַחְאָ֗ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| Get up | ק֣וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and take possession of | רֵ֞שׁ | rêš | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the vineyard | כֶּ֣רֶם׀ | ke·rem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3754 vineyard |
| of Naboth | נָב֣וֹת | nā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5022 Naboth |
| the Jezreelite | הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗י | hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3158 Jizreelite |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| refused | מֵאֵן֙ | mê·’ên | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3985 refuse |
| to give it | לָתֶת־ | lā·ṯeṯ- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| to you | לְךָ֣ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| for silver | בְכֶ֔סֶף | ḇə·ḵe·sep̄ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Naboth | נָב֛וֹת | nā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5022 Naboth |
| is no longer | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| alive | חַ֖י | ḥay | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| but | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| dead | מֵֽת׃ | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.