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He looked,וַיַּבֵּטand there,וְהִנֵּהat his head,מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיוwas a cakeעֻגַתbaked on hot stonesרְצָפִיםand a jugוְצַפַּחַתof water.מָיִםHe ateוַיֹּאכַלand drank,וַיֵּשְׁתְּand lay downוַיִּשְׁכָּבagain.וַיָּשָׁב
1 Kings 19:6
Study it in the app“He looked, and there, at his head, was a cake baked on hot stones and a jug of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again.”
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With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 19:6, word by word
- He lookedיַּבֵּטyabet
look
Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.
Where else “yabet” appears- at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָיmeraashotay
at the head
The place at someone's head where they sleep.
Where else “meraashotay” appears- was a cakeעֻגַתugat
flat cake
Round, thin loaf baked on hot stones.
Where else “ugat” appears- baked on hot stonesרְצָפִיםretsafim
hot stone
A hot stone or coal on which bread was baked.
Where else “retsafim” appears- and a jugצַפַּחַתtsapachat
jug, flask
Jug or flask for water or oil, flat in shape.
Where else “tsapachat” appears- of waterמָיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- He ateיֹּאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- and drankיֵּשְׁתְּyesht
drink
Drink.
Where else “yesht” appears- and lay downיִּשְׁכָּבyishkav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yishkav” appears- againיָּשָׁבyashav
again
To do something one more time.
Where else “yashav” appears
The context
5He lay down and slept under a broom tree; and there, an angel was touching him, and he said to him, “Get up, eat.”
6 · This verse (above)
7The angel of YHWH came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up, eat, for the journey is too much for you.”