1 Kings 18:38

“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.”

1 Kings 18:38 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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!”

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