And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
And Ahab ſaid vnto Obadiah, Goe into the land, vnto all fountaines of water, and vnto all brookes: peraduenture we may finde graſſe to ſaue the horſes and mules aliue, that we † leeſe not all the beaſts.
אוּלַי , adverb, ʾulay — perhaps (value 47)
H194,
אוּלַי ʼûwlay, oo-lah'ee; or (shortened) אֻלַי ʼulay; from H176; if not; hence perhaps:—if so be, may be, peradventure, unless.perhaps, peradventure
if peradventure
unless
suppose
Used in 44 Verses, 17 Books 45  Occurrence Count
אַחְאָב , proper masculine noun, ʾahʾav — "father's brother", a king of Isr., also a false prophet (value 12)
H256,
אַחְאָב ʼAchʼâb, akh-awb'; once (by contraction) אֶחָב ʼEchâb (Jeremiah 29:22); from H251 and H1; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon:—Ahab.Ahab = "father's brother"
king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel
false prophet executed by Nebuchadrezzar, time of Jeremiah
Used in 81 Verses, 5 Books 93  Occurrence Count
אֵל , preposition, ʾeyl — to, into, towards (value 31)
H413,
אֵל ʼêl, ale; (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ʼel ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:—about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, × hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).to, toward, unto (of motion)
into (limit is actually entered)
in among
toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)
against (motion or direction of a hostile character)
in addition to, to
concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of
according to (rule or standard)
at, by, against (of one's presence)
in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)
Used in 4202 Verses, 38 Books 5488  Occurrence Count
אָמַר , verb, ʾamar — to utter, say (value 241)
H559,
אָמַר ʼâmar, aw-mar'; a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):—answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, × desire, determine, × expressly, × indeed, × intend, name, × plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), × still, × suppose, talk, tell, term, × that is, × think, use (speech), utter, × verily, × yet.to say, speak, utter
(Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend
(Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called
(Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly
(Hiphil) to avow, to avouch
Used in 4337 Verses, 39 Books 5291  Occurrence Count
אֶרֶץ , feminine noun, ʾeretz — earth, land (value 291)
H776,
אֶרֶץ ʼerets, eh'-rets; from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):—× common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.land, earth
earth
whole earth (as opposed to a part)
earth (as opposed to heaven)
earth (inhabitants)
land
country, territory
district, region
tribal territory
piece of ground
land of Canaan, Israel
inhabitants of land
Sheol, land without return, (under) world
city (-state)
ground, surface of the earth
ground
soil
(in phrases)
people of the land
space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
(almost wholly late in usage)
lands, countries
often in contrast to Canaan
Used in 2190 Verses, 39 Books 2498  Occurrence Count
בְּהֵמָה , feminine noun, bəheyma — a beast, animal, cattle (value 52)
H929,
בְּהֵמָה behêmâh, be-hay-maw'; from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective):—beast, cattle.beast, cattle, animal
beasts (coll of all animals)
cattle, livestock (of domestic animals)
wild beasts
Used in 172 Verses, 27 Books 188  Occurrence Count
חָיָה , verb, haya — to live (value 23)
H2421,
חָיָה châyâh, khaw-yaw'; a primitive root (compare H2331, H2421); to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive:—keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health
(Qal)
to live
to have life
to continue in life, remain alive
to sustain life, to live on or upon
to live (prosperously)
to revive, be quickened
from sickness
from discouragement
from faintness
from death
(Piel)
to preserve alive, let live
to give life
to quicken, revive, refresh
to restore to life
to cause to grow
to restore
to revive
(Hiphil)
to preserve alive, let live
to quicken, revive
to restore (to health)
to revive
to restore to life
Used in 239 Verses, 27 Books 250  Occurrence Count
חָצִיר , masculine noun, hatziyr — green grass, herbage (value 308)
H2682,
חָצִיר châtsîyr, khaw-tseer'; perhaps originally the same as H2681, from the greenness of a courtyard; grass; also a leek (collectively):—grass, hay, herb, leek.grass, leek, green grass, herbage
grass
of the quickly perishing (fig.)
Used in 20 Verses, 7 Books 21  Occurrence Count
יָלַךְ , verb, yalakh — again, away, bear, bring, carry away, come away, depart, flow, (value 60)
H3212,
יָלַךְ yâlak, yaw-lak'; a primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses):—× again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.to go, walk, come
(Qal)
to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
(Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Used in 936 Verses, 34 Books 1031  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  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
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  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
מַעְיָן , masculine noun, maʿyan — a spring (value 170)
H4599,
מַעְיָן maʻyân, mah-yawn'; or מַעְיְנוֹ maʻyenôw; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה maʻyânâh; from H5869 (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction):—fountain, spring, well.Used in 23 Verses, 12 Books 23  Occurrence Count
מָצָא , verb, matzaʾ — to attain to, find (value 131)
H4672,
מָצָא mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'; a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present:— be able, befall, being, catch, × certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), × have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), × occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.to find, attain to
(Qal)
to find
to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)
to find (what is lost)
to meet, encounter
to find (a condition)
to learn, devise
to find out
to find out
to detect
to guess
to come upon, light upon
to happen upon, meet, fall in with
to hit
to befall
(Niphal)
to be found
to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered
to appear, be recognised
to be discovered, be detected
to be gained, be secured
to be, be found
to be found in
to be in the possession of
to be found in (a place), happen to be
to be left (after war)
to be present
to prove to be
to be found sufficient, be enough
(Hiphil)
to cause to find, attain
to cause to light upon, come upon, come
to cause to encounter
to present (offering)
Used in 425 Verses, 34 Books 453  Occurrence Count
נַחַל , masculine noun, nahal — torrent, torrent-valley, wadi (value 88)
H5158,
נַחַל nachal, nakh'-al; or (feminine) נַחְלָה nachlâh; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה nachălâh; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from H5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine):—brook, flood, river, stream, valley.torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
torrent
torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
shaft (of mine)
palm-tree
meaning dubious
Used in 123 Verses, 25 Books 141  Occurrence Count
סוּס , masculine noun, sus — a swallow, swift (type of bird) (value 126)
H5483,
סוּס çûwç, soos; or סֻס çuç; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight):—crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571.swallow, swift
horse
chariot horses
Used in 131 Verses, 27 Books 137  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
פֶּרֶד , masculine noun, pered — a mule (value 284)
H6505,
פֶּרֶד pered, peh'-red; from H6504; a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits):—mule.Used in 13 Verses, 11 Books 15  Occurrence Count
| 1 Kings 18:5Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַחְאָב֙ אֶל־עֹ֣בַדְיָ֔הוּ לֵ֤ךְ בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶל־כָּל־מַעְיְנֵ֣י הַמַּ֔יִם וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־הַנְּחָלִ֑ים אוּלַ֣י ׀ נִמְצָ֣א חָצִ֗יר וּנְחַיֶּה֙ ס֣וּס וָפֶ֔רֶד וְל֥וֹא נַכְרִ֖ית מֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה׃ |
| Verse #9347 (Ch. #309) — 22 words, 86 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And Ahab |
H256ʾahʾav |
אַחְאָב |
12 |
| said |
H559ʾamar |
אָמַר |
241 |
| unto Obadiah, |
H5662ʿovadya |
עֹבַדְיָה |
91 |
| Go |
H3212yalakh |
יָלַךְ |
60 |
| into the land, |
H776ʾeretz |
אֶרֶץ |
291 |
| unto all fountains |
H4599maʿyan |
מַעְיָן |
170 |
| of water, |
H4325mayim |
מַיִם |
90 |
| and unto all brooks: |
H5158nahal |
נַחַל |
88 |
| peradventure |
H194ʾulay |
אוּלַי |
47 |
| we may find |
H4672matzaʾ |
מָצָא |
131 |
| grass |
H2682hatziyr |
חָצִיר |
308 |
| to save |
H2421haya |
חָיָה |
23 |
| the horses |
H5483sus |
סוּס |
126 |
| and mules |
H6505pered |
פֶּרֶד |
284 |
| alive, |
H2421haya |
חָיָה |
23 |
| that we lose |
H3772karat |
כָּרַת |
620 |
| not all the beasts. |
H929bəheyma |
בְּהֵמָה |
52 |
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