Study it in the app“And it happened at the seventh time that he said, “Look, a small cloud, like the palm of a man, is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Hitch your chariot and go down, so that the rain does not stop you.’””
And it happenedוַיְהִיat the seventh timeבַּשְּׁבִעִיתthat he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהa smallקְטַנָּהcloud,עָבlikeכְּthe palmכַףof a man,אִישׁis risingעֹלָהfromמִthe sea.”יָּםAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go up,עֲלֵהsayאֱמֹרtoאֶלAhab,אַחְאָב‘Hitch your chariotאֱסֹרand go down,וָרֵדso thatוְthe rainהַגָּשֶׁםdoes notלֹאstop you.’”יַעַצָרְכָה
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsseventh
Seventh.
Where else “sheviit” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearssmall
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketana” appearsthick cloud
A dark, laden cloud that brings rain or storm.
Where else “av” appearspalm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “chaf” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsrise
To rise: the sun, the smoke.
Where else “ola” appearssea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appearsAhab
Ahab: a name meaning "father's brother." It is the king of Israel, son of Omri, who married Jezebel and served Baal (1 Kings 16:29–22:40); a false prophet in Babylon also bears the name (Jeremiah 29:21).
Where else “achav” appearsbind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “esor” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “red” appearsheavy rain
Heavy rain, downpour.
Where else “gashem” appearsrestrain
To stop something, like rain or a plague.
Where else “yaatsar” appears43He said to his young man, “Go up, please, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go back,” seven times.
44 · This verse (above)
45And it happened, in the meantime, that the heavens grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode in his chariot and went to Jezreel.
