James 5:17
New Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months."
Word-by-Word Analysis
Ἡλίας
Hēlías
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
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)
מִלָּה
millâh
a word, command, discourse, or subject
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
σάρξ
sárx
flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or a...
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
שֵׁשׁ
shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
חֹדֶשׁ
chôdesh
the new moon; by implication, a month
Key Terms in This Verse
σάρξ sárx
flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e. (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means ...
Study G4561 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →שֵׁשׁ shêsh
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
Study H8337 →Cross References
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my w...
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and ...
God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
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