1 Kings 2:20
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
תַּאֲוָה
taʼăvâh
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
קָטָן
qâṭân
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Key Terms in This Verse
קָטָן qâṭân
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Study H6996 →שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →תַּאֲוָה taʼăvâh
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
Study H8378 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →Cross References
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he ma...
But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
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