1 Kings 22:8

Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data

"And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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of

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Yisrâʼêl

H3478

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto

יְהוֹשָׁפָט

Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ

H3092

Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem

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There is

עוֹד

ʻôwd

H5750

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

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אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

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)

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מִיכָה

Mîykâh

H4318

Micah, the name of seven Israelites

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the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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of

יִמְלָא

Yimlâʼ

H3229

Jimla or Jimlah, an Israelite

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by whom we may

דָּרַשׁ

dârash

H1875

properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

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of the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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but I

שָׂנֵא

sânêʼ

H8130

to hate (personally)

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him for he doth not

נָבָא

nâbâʼ

H5012

to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

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טוֹב

ṭôwb

H2896

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...

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עַל

ʻal

H5922

{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}

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me but

רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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And

יְהוֹשָׁפָט

Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ

H3092

Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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not the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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so

Key Terms in This Verse

Imlah H3229

יִמְלָא Yimlâʼ

Jimla or Jimlah, an Israelite

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Micaiah H4318

מִיכָה Mîykâh

Micah, the name of seven Israelites

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enquire H1875

דָּרַשׁ dârash

properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

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Jehoshaphat H3092

יְהוֹשָׁפָט Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ

Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem

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Jehoshaphat H3092

יְהוֹשָׁפָט Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ

Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem

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hate H8130

שָׂנֵא sânêʼ

to hate (personally)

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prophesy H5012

נָבָא nâbâʼ

to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

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concerning H5922

עַל ʻal

{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}

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evil H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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yet H5750

עוֹד ʻôwd

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

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Cross References

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Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

1 Kings 19:10 cross-reference

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Proverbs 15:12 cross-reference

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Micah 2:11 cross-reference

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Isaiah 3:11 cross-reference

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

1 Kings 21:20 cross-reference

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1 Kings 22:13 cross-reference

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Isaiah 30:10 cross-reference

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1 Kings 19:14 cross-reference

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