1 Kings 14:6

“And it happened, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the doorway, that he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you pretending to be another woman? And I am sent to you with a hard word.”

1 Kings 14:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 14:6, word by word

And it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “yehi” appears
when Ahijahאֲחִיָּהוּachiyahu

Ahijah

Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."

Where else “achiyahu” appears
heardשְׁמֹעַshemoa

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shemoa” appears
the soundקוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

Where else “kol” appears
of her feetרַגְלֶיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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as she cameבָּאָהbaa

enter

To go into a place.

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in at the doorwayפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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that he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “eshet” appears
of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam

Jeroboam

Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).

Where else “yaravam” appears
pretending to be another womanמִתְנַכֵּרָהmitnakera

disguise

To disguise oneself, pretend to be another.

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am sentשָׁלוּחַshaluach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shaluach” appears
with a hard wordקָשָׁהkasha

hard

Which is very costly to bear, do or solve.

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The context

5But YHWH had said to Ahijah, “Look, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from you about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall speak to her. And it will be, when she comes in, that she will be pretending to be another woman.”

6 · This verse (above)

7Go, say to Jeroboam, ‘Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Because I raised you up from among the people and made you leader over my people Israel,

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