Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 18:45 Interlinear

And it came to pass in the mean while And it came to pass in the mean while that the heaven was black with clouds and wind rain and there was a great rode And Ahab to Jezreel

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֣י׀H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2עַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
3כֹּ֗הH3541And it came to pass in the mean whileproperly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
4וְעַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
5כֹּ֗הH3541And it came to pass in the mean whileproperly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
6וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064that the heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
7הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙H6937was blackto be ashy, i.e., dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
8עָבִ֣יםH5645with cloudsproperly, an envelope, i.e., darkness (or density, 2 chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
9וְר֔וּחַH7307and windwind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
10וַיְהִ֖יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
11גֶּ֣שֶׁםH1653raina shower
12גָּד֑וֹלH1419and there was a greatgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
13וַיִּרְכַּ֥בH7392rodeto ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
14אַחְאָ֖בH256And Ahabachab, the name of a king of israel and of a prophet at babylon
15וַיֵּ֥לֶךְH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
16יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃H3157to Jezreeljizreel, the name of two places in palestine and of two israelites

Verse Context

1 Kings 18:44 And it came to pass at the seventh time And he said cloud a little...
1 Kings 18:45 (current) And it came to pass in the mean while And it came to pass in the mean while that the heaven was black with clouds and wind rain and there was a great rode And Ahab to Jezreel
1 Kings 18:46And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah and he girded up...

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