For it was
so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the
LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
For it was ſo, when † Iezebel cut off the Prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah tooke an hundred Prophets, and hid them by fiftie in a caue, and fed them with bread and water.)
אִיזֶבֶל , proper feminine noun, ʾiyzevel — queen of Israel with King Ahab (value 50)
H348,
אִיזֶבֶל ʼÎyzebel, ee-zeh'-bel; from H336 and H2083; Izebel, the wife of king Ahab:—Jezebel.Jezebel = "Baal exalts" or "Baal is husband to" or "unchaste"
queen of Israel, wife of Ahab, daughter of Ethbaal
Used in 19 Verses, 2 Books 22  Occurrence Count
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); 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):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
חָבָא , verb, havaʾ — to withdraw, hide (value 11)
H2244,
חָבָא châbâʼ, khaw-baw'; a primitive root (compare H2245); to secrete:—× held, hide (self), do secretly.to withdraw, hide
(Niphal) to hide oneself
(Pual) to be forced into hiding
(Hiphil) to hide
(Hophal) to be hidden
(Hithpael)
to hide oneself, draw back
to draw together, thicken, harden
Used in 33 Verses, 13 Books 33  Occurrence Count
חֲמִשִּׁים , numeral, hamishiym — fifty (value 398)
H2572,
חֲמִשִּׁים chămishshîym, kham-ish-sheem'; multiple of H2568; fifty:—fifty.fifty
fifty (cardinal number)
a multiple of fifty (with other numbers)
fiftieth (ordinal number)
Used in 141 Verses, 18 Books 160  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
כּוּל , verb, kul — to comprehend, contain (value 56)
H3557,
כּוּל kûwl, kool; a primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses):—(be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).to seize, contain, measure
(Qal) to measure, calculate
(Pilpel) to sustain, maintain, contain
to sustain, support, nourish
to contain, hold in, restrain
to support, endure
(Polpal) to be supplied
(Hilpil) to contain, hold, hold in, endure
to contain
to sustain, endure
Used in 36 Verses, 15 Books 37  Occurrence Count
כָּרַת , verb, karat — to cut off, cut down (value 620)
H3772,
כָּרַת kârath, kaw-rath'; a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces):—be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), × lose, perish, × utterly, × want.to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant
(Qal)
to cut off
to cut off a body part, behead
to cut down
to hew
to cut or make a covenant
(Niphal)
to be cut off
to be cut down
to be chewed
to be cut off, fail
(Pual)
to be cut off
to be cut down
(Hiphil)
to cut off
to cut off, destroy
to cut down, destroy
to take away
to permit to perish
(Hophal) cut off
Used in 280 Verses, 33 Books 287  Occurrence Count
לֶחֶם , masculine noun, lehem — bread, food (value 78)
H3899,
לֶחֶם lechem, lekh'-em; from H3898; See also H1036 food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it):—(shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.bread, food, grain
bread
bread
bread-corn
food (in general)
Used in 277 Verses, 30 Books 297  Occurrence Count
לָקַח , verb, lakah — to take (value 138)
H3947,
לָקַח lâqach, law-kakh'; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):—accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
(Qal)
to take, take in the hand
to take and carry along
to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
to take up or upon, put upon
to fetch
to take, lead, conduct
to take, capture, seize
to take, carry off
to take (vengeance)
(Niphal)
to be captured
to be taken away, be removed
to be taken, brought unto
(Pual)
to be taken from or out of
to be stolen from
to be taken captive
to be taken away, be removed
(Hophal)
to be taken unto, be brought unto
to be taken out of
to be taken away
(Hithpael)
to take hold of oneself
to flash about (of lightning)
Used in 909 Verses, 32 Books 964  Occurrence Count
מֵאָה , feminine noun, meyʾa — hundred (value 46)
H3967,
מֵאָה mêʼâh, may-aw'; or מֵאיָה mêʼyâh; properly, a primitive numeral a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction:—hundred((-fold), -th), sixscore.hundred
as simple number
as part of larger number
as a fraction - one one-hundredth (1/100)
Used in 511 Verses, 25 Books 579  Occurrence Count
מַיִם , masculine noun, mayim — waters, water (value 90)
H4325,
מַיִם mayim, mah'-yim; dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).water, waters
water
water of the feet, urine
of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)
Used in 522 Verses, 33 Books 575  Occurrence Count
מְעָרָה , feminine noun, məʿara — a cave (value 315)
H4631,
מְעָרָה meʻârâh, meh-aw-raw'; from H5783; a cavern (as dark):—cave, den, hole.Used in 36 Verses, 11 Books 39  Occurrence Count
נָבִיא , masculine noun, naviyʾ — a spokesman, speaker, prophet (value 63)
H5030,
נָבִיא nâbîyʼ, naw-bee'; from H5012; a prophet or (generally) inspired man:—prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.spokesman, speaker, prophet
prophet
false prophet
heathen prophet
Used in 288 Verses, 27 Books 316  Occurrence Count
עֹבַדְיָה , proper masculine noun, ʿovadya — "servant of Yah", the name of a number of Isr (value 91)
H5662,
עֹבַדְיָה ʻÔbadyâh, o-bad-yaw'; or עֹבַדְיָהוּ ʻÔbadyâhûw; active participle of H5647 and H3050; serving Jah; Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites:—Obadiah.Obadiah = "servant of Jehovah"
the 4th of the 12 minor prophets; nothing personal is known of him but it is probable that he was contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel
the prophetic book by him; prophesies against Edom
father of Ishmaiah, one of the chiefs of Zebulun in the time of David
a Merarite Levite overseer of the work of restoring the temple in the time of king Josiah of Judah
chief of the household of king Ahab of Israel; an devout worshipper of Jehovah who at risk to his own life hid over 100 prophets during the persecution of Jezebel
a descendant of David
a chief of the tribe of Issachar
a Benjamite, one of the 6 sons of Azel and a descendant of king Saul
a Levite, son of Shemaiah and a descendant of Jeduthun
a Gadite chief, the 2nd of the lion-faced Gadites who joined David at Ziklag
a prince of Judah in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah
a priest, son of Jehiel of the sons of Joab who returned from exile with Ezra
a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah
one of the men who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
perhaps the same as 12 above
Used in 19 Verses, 6 Books 20  Occurrence Count
| 1 Kings 18:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיְהִי֙ בְּהַכְרִ֣ית אִיזֶ֔בֶל אֵ֖ת נְבִיאֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֨ח עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ מֵאָ֣ה נְבִאִ֗ים וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙ בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה וְכִלְכְּלָ֖ם לֶ֥חֶם וָמָֽיִם׃ |
| Verse #9346 (Ch. #309) — 17 words, 77 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| For it was so, when Jezebel |
H348ʾiyzevel |
אִיזֶבֶל |
50 |
| cut off |
H3772karat |
כָּרַת |
620 |
| the prophets |
H5030naviyʾ |
נָבִיא |
63 |
| of the LORD, |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| that Obadiah |
H5662ʿovadya |
עֹבַדְיָה |
91 |
| took |
H3947lakah |
לָקַח |
138 |
| an hundred |
H3967meyʾa |
מֵאָה |
46 |
| prophets, |
H5030naviyʾ |
נָבִיא |
63 |
| and hid |
H2244havaʾ |
חָבָא |
11 |
| them by fifty |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| in a cave, |
H4631məʿara |
מְעָרָה |
315 |
| and fed |
H3557kul |
כּוּל |
56 |
| them with bread |
H3899lehem |
לֶחֶם |
78 |
| and water.) |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
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