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YHWHיְהוָהlistened toוַיִּשְׁמַעthe voiceבְּקוֹלof Elijah,אֵלִיָּהוּand the soulוַ נֶפֶשׁof the childהַיֶּלֶדreturnedתָּשָׁבinto him,עַל קִרְבּוֹand he lived.וַיֶּחִי
1 Kings 17:22
Study it in the app“YHWH listened to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child returned into him, and he lived.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 17:22, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- listened toיִּשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּeliyahu
Elijah
Elijah: a name meaning "my El is YHWH." It is the prophet from Gilead who confronted King Ahab and the worship of Baal (1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2); two other Israelites bear the same name (1 Chronicles 8:27; Ezra 10:21).
Where else “eliyahu” appears- and the soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of the childיֶּלֶדyeled
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeled” appears- returnedתָּשָׁבtashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “tashav” appears- into himקִרְבּkirb
inside
One's inner part, one's inmost self.
Where else “kirb” appears- and he livedיֶּחִיyechi
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “yechi” appears
The context
21He stretched himself out over the child three times, and cried out to YHWH and said, “YHWH my Elohim, please, let the soul of this child return into him.”
22 · This verse (above)
23Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, “See, your son is alive.”