1 Kings 18:27
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
צֹהַר
tsôhar
a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon
אֵלִיָּה
ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
הָתַל
hâthal
to deride; by implication, to cheat
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
רָנַן
rânan
properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
אוֹ
ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
פֵּן
pên
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
רָדַם
râdam
to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)
Key Terms in This Verse
רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →רָנַן rânan
properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
Study H7442 →פֵּן pên
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
Study H6435 →אוֹ ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Study H176 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →Cross References
Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, an...
And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things...
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into t...
Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
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