Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 18:7 Interlinear

And as Obadiah was in the way Elijah met him and he knew him and fell on his face and said Art thou that my lord Elijah

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֤יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2עֹֽבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙H5662And as Obadiahobadjah, the name of thirteen israelites
3בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְH1870was in the waya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
4וְהִנֵּ֥הH2009lo!
5אֵֽלִיָּֽהוּ׃H452Elijahelijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other israelites
6לִקְרָאת֑וֹH7125metan encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
7וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙H5234him and he knewproperly, to scrutinize, i.e., look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (
8וַיִּפֹּ֣לH5307him and fellto fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
9עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10פָּנָ֔יוH6440on his facethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
11וַיֹּ֕אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
12הַֽאַתָּ֥הH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
13זֶ֖הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
14אֲדֹנִ֥יH113Art thou that my lordsovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
15אֵֽלִיָּֽהוּ׃H452Elijahelijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other israelites

Verse Context

1 Kings 18:6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout ...
1 Kings 18:7 (current) And as Obadiah was in the way Elijah met him and he knew him and fell on his face and said Art thou that my lord Elijah
1 Kings 18:8And he answered And he answered thy lord...

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