1 Kings 17:10

“So he got up and went to Zarephath, and came to the entrance of the city; and there a widow was gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “Bring, please, me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink.””

1 Kings 17:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 17:10, word by word

So he got upיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “yakam” appears
and wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “yelech” appears
to Zarephathצָרְפַתָtsarfata

Zarephath

Zarephath: a city on the Phoenician coast, between Tyre and Sidon, outside the territory of Israel. There a widow fed Elijah (1 Kings 17:9-24; Luke 4:26). The name is related to "refine, smelt."

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and cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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a widowאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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a widowאַלְמָנָהalmana

widow

Widow.

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was gatheringמְקֹשֶׁשֶׁתmekosheshet

gather

Gather from the ground (straw, wood).

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sticksעֵצִיםetsim

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

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He calledיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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and saidיֹּאמַרyomar

say

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

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“Bringקְחִיkechi

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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a littleמְעַטmeat

few

A small amount: few in number, or a short time.

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waterמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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in a vesselכְּלִיkeli

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

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so that I may drinkאֶשְׁתֶּהeshte

drink

Drink.

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The context

9“Get up, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there. Look, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.”

10 · This verse (above)

11As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring, please, me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

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