1 Kings
1 Kings 21:9
9In the letters she wrote:
“Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the letters | בַּסְּפָרִ֖ים | bas·sə·p̄ā·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| she wrote | וַתִּכְתֹּ֥ב | wat·tiḵ·tōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3789 write |
| Proclaim | קִֽרְאוּ־ | qir·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| a fast | צ֔וֹם | ṣō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H6685 fasting, fast |
| and give | וְהוֹשִׁ֥יבוּ | wə·hō·wō·šî·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| Naboth | נָב֖וֹת | nā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5022 Naboth |
| a seat of honor | בְּרֹ֥אשׁ | bə·rōš | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| among the people | הָעָֽם׃ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.