Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 18:1 Interlinear

days And it came to pass after many that the word of the LORD came to Elijah year in the third saying shew thyself unto Ahab and I will send rain upon the earth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַֽיְהִי֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2יָמִ֣יםH3117daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
3רַבִּ֔יםH7227And it came to pass after manyabundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
4וּדְבַרH1697that the worda word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
5יְהוָ֗הH3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
6הָיָה֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
8אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּH452came to Elijahelijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other israelites
9בַּשָּׁנָ֥הH8141yeara year (as a revolution of time)
10הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יתH7992in the thirdthird; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
11לֵאמֹ֑רH559sayingto say (used with great latitude)
12לֵ֚ךְH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
13הֵֽרָאֵ֣הH7200shewto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
14אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
15אַחְאָ֔בH256thyself unto Ahabachab, the name of a king of israel and of a prophet at babylon
16וְאֶתְּנָ֥הH5414and I will sendto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
17מָטָ֖רH4306rainrain
18עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
19פְּנֵ֥יH6440uponthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
20הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃H127the earthsoil (from its general redness)

Verse Context

1 Kings 18:1 (current) days And it came to pass after many that the word of the LORD came to Elijah year in the third saying shew thyself unto Ahab and I will send rain upon the earth
1 Kings 18:2 And Elijah to shew himself unto Ahab famine...

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