Hebrew Interlinear
1 Kings 18:4 Interlinear
“ cut off For it was so when Jezebel prophets of the LORD took that Obadiah an hundred prophets and hid them by fifty in a cave and fed them with bread and water”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַֽיְהִי֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | בְּהַכְרִ֣ית | H3772 | cut off | to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt |
| 3 | אִיזֶ֔בֶל | H348 | For it was so when Jezebel | izebel, the wife of king ahab |
| 4 | אֵ֖ת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | נְבִיאִ֗ים | H5030 | prophets | a prophet or (generally) inspired man |
| 6 | יְהוָ֑ה | H3068 | of the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 7 | וַיִּקַּ֨ח | H3947 | took | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 8 | עֹֽבַדְיָ֜הוּ | H5662 | that Obadiah | obadjah, the name of thirteen israelites |
| 9 | מֵאָ֣ה | H3967 | an hundred | a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction |
| 10 | נְבִיאִ֗ים | H5030 | prophets | a prophet or (generally) inspired man |
| 11 | וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם | H2244 | and hid | to secrete |
| 12 | חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | H2572 | fifty | |
| 13 | אִישׁ֙ | H376 | them by fifty | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 14 | בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה | H4631 | in a cave | a cavern (as dark) |
| 15 | וְכִלְכְּלָ֖ם | H3557 | and fed | properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses) |
| 16 | לֶ֥חֶם | H3899 | them with bread | food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) |
| 17 | וָמָֽיִם׃ | H4325 | and water | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
Verse Context
1 Kings 18:3called And Ahab Now Obadiah ...
1 Kings 18:4 (current) cut off For it was so when Jezebel prophets of the LORD took that Obadiah an hundred prophets and hid them by fifty in a cave and fed them with bread and water
1 Kings 18:5said And Ahab unto Obadiah into the land...