Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּtookוַיִּקַּחthe childהַיֶּלֶדand brought him downוַיֹּרִדֵהוּfromמִןthe upper roomהָעֲלִיָּהinto the houseהַבַּיְתָהand gave himוַיִּתְּנֵהוּto his mother;לְאִמּוֹand Elijahוַ אֵלִיָּהוּsaid,יֹּאמֶר“See,רְאִיyour sonבְּנֵךְis alive.”חַי
1 Kings 17:23
Study it in the app“Elijah 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 17:23, word by word
- 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- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- the childיֶּלֶדyeled
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeled” appears- and brought him downיֹּרִדֵyoride
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “yoride” appears- the upper roomעֲלִיָּהaliya
upper room
A room built on the roof.
Where else “aliya” appears- into the houseבַּיְתָbayta
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayta” appears- and gave himיִּתְּנֵyitne
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitne” appears- to his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Seeרְאִיrei
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “rei” appears- your sonבְּנֵbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- is aliveחַיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears
The context
22YHWH listened to the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child returned into him, and he lived.
23 · This verse (above)
24The woman said to Elijah, “Now this I know, that you are a man of Elohim, and the word of YHWH in your mouth is truth.”