Study it in the app“And it happened at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god! Perhaps he is musing, or he has stepped aside, or he is on a journey; perhaps he is asleep and must wake up.””
And it happenedוַיְהִיat noonבַצָּהֳרַיִםthat Elijahוַ אֵלִיָּהוּmockedיְהַתֵּלthemבָּהֶםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Call outקִרְאוּwith a loudבְ גָּדוֹלvoice,קוֹלforכִּיheהוּאis a god!אֱלֹהִיםPerhapsכִּיhe is musing,שִׂיחַorוְכִיhe has stepped aside,שִׂיג לוֹorוְכִיhe is on a journey;דֶרֶךְ לוֹperhapsאוּלַיheהוּאis asleepיָשֵׁןand must wake up.”וְיִקָץ
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsnoon
When the sun is highest; or full light.
Where else “tsahorayim” appearsElijah
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” appearsdeceive, mock
Mock, trifle with someone by deceiving them.
Where else “yehatel” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearscry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kiru” appearsloud
Very intense: a mighty cry, great fear.
Where else “gadol” appearsvoice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appearsmeditation
What one thinks inwardly, whether a reflection or being lost in thought.
Where else “siach” appearswithdrawal
Withdrawal, going aside to a private place. It appears only in 1 Kings 18:27, in Elijah's mockery; its exact sense is not certain.
Where else “sig” appearsjourney
The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.
Where else “derech” appearsperhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appearsasleep
Asleep, sleeping.
Where else “yashen” appearswake up
Wake up, awake.
Where else “yikats” appearsElijah is speaking with irony. “He has stepped aside” translates a Hebrew word that occurs only here; it may mean that he withdrew to a private place (even to relieve himself) or that he is busy with something else.
26They took the bull that he gave them, and prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answering. And they limped around the altar that had been made.
27 · This verse (above)
28They called out with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their custom, with swords and spears, until blood poured out on them.
