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1 Kings

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So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So Ahab "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophet Noun H256 אַחְאָ֖ב ach·'av
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went to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 וַיַּעֲלֶ֥ה vai·ya·'a·leh
up to eat to eat Verb H398 לֶאֱכֹ֣ל le·'e·chol
and drink. to drink Verb H8354 וְלִשְׁתֹּ֑ות ve·lish·to·vt;
But Elijah "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr. Noun H452 וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ ve·'e·li·ya·hu
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went to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 עָלָ֨ה a·lah
up to the top head Noun H7218 רֹ֤אשׁ rosh
of Carmel; a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron Noun H3760 הַכַּרְמֶל֙ hak·kar·mel
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and he crouched down to bend, crouch Verb H1457 וַיִּגְהַ֣ר vai·yig·har
on the earth earth, land Noun H776 אַ֔רְצָה ar·tzah,
and put to put, place, set Verb H7760 וַיָּ֥שֶׂם vai·ya·sem
his face face, faces Noun H6440 פָּנָ֖יו pa·nav
between an interval, space between Prepostion H996 בֵּ֥ין bein
his knees. the knee Noun H1290 (בִּרְכָּֽיו׃ bir·kav.

Locations

Carmel

CARMEL(1) A beautifully wooded mountain range running for about 13 miles in a south-easterly direction from the promontory which drops on the shore of the Mediterranean near Haifa, at the southern extremity of the plain of Acre, to the height of el-Machraqah which overlooks the plain of Esdraelon. On the top of the promontory, at a height of 500 ft. the mona... View Details

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

People

Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees.
King James Bible So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. But And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched cast himself down on upon the earth earth, and put his face between his knees.knees,
Hebrew Greek English So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees.