1 Kings
1 Kings 21:7
7But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But his wife | אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ | ’iš·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Jezebel | אִיזֶ֣בֶל | ’î·ze·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H348 Izebel |
| said | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Do you not | עַתָּ֛ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| reign | מְלוּכָ֖ה | mə·lū·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4410 kingship, royalty |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Get up | ק֤וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| eat | אֱכָל־ | ’ĕ·ḵāl- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H398 eat |
| some food | לֶ֙חֶם֙ | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| and be cheerful | וְיִטַ֣ב | wə·yi·ṭaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| for I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will get | אֶתֵּ֣ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֔ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| the vineyard | כֶּ֖רֶם | ke·rem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3754 vineyard |
| of Naboth | נָב֥וֹת | nā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5022 Naboth |
| the Jezreelite | הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽי׃ | hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3158 Jizreelite |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.