Then the fireוַ אֵשׁof YHWHיְהוָהfellתִּפֹּלand consumedוַתֹּאכַלthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָהand the woodוְ הָעֵצִיםand the stonesוְ הָאֲבָנִיםand the dust,וְ הֶעָפָרand the waterוְ הַמַּיִםthatאֲשֶׁרwas in the trenchבַּתְּעָלָהit licked up.לִחֵכָה
1 Kings 18:38
Study it in the app“Then the fire of YHWH fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and the water that was in the trench it licked up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 18:38, word by word
- Then the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- of 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- fellתִּפֹּלtipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “tipol” appears- and consumedתֹּאכַלtochal
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “tochal” appears- the burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- and the woodעֵצִיםetsim
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- and the stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- and the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- and the waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- was in the trenchתְּעָלָהteala
trench
A ditch where water runs.
Where else “teala” appears- it licked upלִחֵכָהlichecha
lick up
Lick, pass the tongue over. In Numbers 22:4, to devour everything as an ox eats the grass.
Where else “lichecha” appears
The context
37Answer me, YHWH, answer me, so that this people may know that you, YHWH, are Elohim, and you have turned their heart back.”
38 · This verse (above)
39All the people saw it, and they fell on their faces and said, “YHWH, he is Elohim! YHWH, he is Elohim!”