1 Kings

1 Kings 21:8

⁸Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַתִּכְתֹּ֤ב	wat·tiḵ·tōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3789 write
letters	סְפָרִים֙	sə·p̄ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
in Ahab’s	אַחְאָ֔ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
name	בְּשֵׁ֣ם	bə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
sealed them	בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹ	bə·ḥō·ṯā·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2368 seal, signet-ring
with his seal	וַתַּחְתֹּ֖ם	wat·taḥ·tōm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up
and sent	וַתִּשְׁלַ֣ח	wat·tiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7971 send
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the elders	הַזְקֵנִ֤ים	haz·qē·nīm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
and nobles	הַֽחֹרִים֙	ha·ḥō·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2715 noble
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
lived	הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים	hay·yō·šə·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
Naboth	נָבֽוֹת׃	nā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5022 Naboth
in his city	בְּעִיר֔וֹ	bə·‘î·rōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.