Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 18:28 Interlinear

And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets gushed out till the blood

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙H7121And they criedto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
2בְּק֣וֹלH6963alouda voice or sound
3גָּד֔וֹלH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
4וַיִּתְגֹּֽדְדוּ֙H1413and cutto crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into)
5כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םH4941themselves after their mannerproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
6בַּֽחֲרָב֖וֹתH2719with knivesdrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
7וּבָֽרְמָחִ֑יםH7420and lancetsa lance (as thrown); especially the iron point
8עַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
9שְׁפָךְH8210gushed outto spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc
10דָּ֖םH1818till the bloodblood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
11עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Verse Context

1 Kings 18:27 And it came to pass at noon mocked that Elijah them and said...
1 Kings 18:28 (current)And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets gushed out till the blood
1 Kings 18:29 was past And it came to pass when midday and they prophesied until the time of the offering...

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