1 Kings

1 Kings 21:27

²⁷When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Ahab	אַחְאָ֜ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
heard	כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ	ḵiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
these	הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
words	הַדְּבָרִ֤ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
he tore	וַיִּקְרַ֣ע	way·yiq·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7167 tear
his clothes	בְּגָדָ֔יו	bə·ḡā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
put	וַיָּֽשֶׂם־	way·yā·śem-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
on sackcloth	שַׂ֥ק	śaq	Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and fasted	וַיָּצ֑וֹם	way·yā·ṣō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6684 abstain from food, fast
He lay down	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	way·yiš·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
in sackcloth	בַּשָּׂ֔ק	baś·śāq	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and walked around	וַיְהַלֵּ֖ךְ	way·hal·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
meekly	אַֽט׃ס	’aṭ	Adverb	H328 gentleness

Cross-references

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2 Kings 6:30 · Genesis 37:34 · 2 Samuel 3:31 · Isaiah 58:5–8 · Job 16:15 · Joel 1:13 · Isaiah 22:12 · 2 Samuel 12:16–17 · Isaiah 38:15 · 2 Kings 18:37

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.