Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 21:5 Interlinear

“came But Jezebel his wife to him and said unto him Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread”

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1 Kings 21 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַתָּבֹ֥א	H935	came	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
2	אֵלָ֖יו	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
3	אִיזֶ֣בֶל	H348	But Jezebel	izebel, the wife of king ahab
4	אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ	H802	his wife	a woman
5	וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר	H1696	to him and said	perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
6	אֵלָ֗יו	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
7	מַה	H4100		properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
8	זֶּה֙	H2088		the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
9	רֽוּחֲךָ֣	H7307	unto him Why is thy spirit	wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
10	סָרָ֔ה	H5620	so sad	peevish
11	וְאֵֽינְךָ֖	H369		a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
12	אֹכֵ֥ל	H398	that thou eatest	to eat (literally or figuratively)
13	לָֽחֶם׃	H3899	no bread	food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

1 Kings 21:5 (current)came But Jezebel his wife to him and said unto him Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread