1 Kings 18:32
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּנָה
bânâh
to build (literally and figuratively)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
חֵיל
chêyl
an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
מִדָּה
middâh
properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribu...
זֶרַע
zeraʻ
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
Key Terms in This Verse
נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →מִדָּה middâh
properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)
Study H4060 →סָבִיב çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
Study H5439 →Cross References
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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