Hebrew Interlinear
1 Kings 18:31 Interlinear
“took And Elijah twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob unto whom the word of the LORD came saying Israel shall be thy ~”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | H3947 | took | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 2 | אֵֽלִיָּ֗הוּ | H452 | And Elijah | elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other israelites |
| 3 | שְׁתֵּ֤ים | H8147 | twelve | two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| 4 | עֶשְׂרֵה֙ | H6240 | ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth | |
| 5 | אֲבָנִ֔ים | H68 | stones | a stone |
| 6 | כְּמִסְפַּ֖ר | H4557 | according to the number | a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration |
| 7 | שִׁבְטֵ֣י | H7626 | of the tribes | a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan |
| 8 | בְנֵֽי | H1121 | of the sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 9 | יַעֲקֹ֑ב | H3290 | of Jacob | jaakob, the israelitish patriarch |
| 10 | אֲשֶׁר֩ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 11 | הָיָ֨ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 12 | דְבַר | H1697 | unto whom the word | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 13 | יְהוָ֤ה | H3068 | of the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 14 | אֵלָיו֙ | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 15 | לֵאמֹ֔ר | H559 | came saying | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 16 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | H3478 | Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 17 | יִֽהְיֶ֥ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 18 | שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ | H8034 | shall be thy ~ | an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character |
Verse Context
1 Kings 18:30said And Elijah unto all the people Come near ...
1 Kings 18:31 (current)took And Elijah twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob unto whom the word of the LORD came saying Israel shall be thy ~
1 Kings 18:32he built And with the stones an altar in the ~ of the LORD...