1 Kings
1 Kings 21:25
25(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | רַ֚ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| there was | הָיָ֣ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| never | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one like Ahab | כְאַחְאָ֔ב | ḵə·’aḥ·’āḇ | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| sold himself | הִתְמַכֵּ֔ר | hiṯ·mak·kêr | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4376 sell |
| to do | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַ֖ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| incited | הֵסַ֥תָּה | hê·sat·tāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5496 incite, allure, instigate |
| by his wife | אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ | ’iš·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Jezebel | אִיזֶ֥בֶל | ’î·ze·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H348 Izebel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 22:14 · 1 Kings 21:20 · 1 Kings 16:30–33 · Ecclesiastes 7:26 · Acts 14:2 · Romans 6:19 · 1 Kings 21:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.