1 Kings

1 Kings 21:4

⁴So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ahab	אַחְאָ֨ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
went	וַיָּבֹא֩	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his palace	בֵּית֜וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
sullen	סַ֣ר	sar	Adjective - masculine singular	H5620 stubborn, resentful, sullen, implacable
and angry	וְזָעֵ֗ף	wə·zā·‘êp̄	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H2198 out of humour, vexed
because	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Naboth	נָבוֹת֙	nā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5022 Naboth
the Jezreelite	הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔י	hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3158 Jizreelite
had told him	דִּבֶּ֣ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
I will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
give	אֶתֵּ֥ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
the inheritance	נַחֲלַ֣ת	na·ḥă·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
of my fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֑י	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1 father
He lay down	וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙	way·yiš·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his bed	מִטָּת֔וֹ	miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4296 couch, bed
turned his face	פָּנָ֖יו	pā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
away	וַיַּסֵּ֥ב	way·yas·sêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
and refused	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to eat	אָ֥כַל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat

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