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Whoeverהַof Ahab’s houseלְאַחְאָבdiesמֵּתin the city,בָּעִירthe dogsהַכְּלָבִיםwill eat;יֹאכְלוּand whoeverוְהַdiesמֵּתin the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהthe birdsעוֹףof the skyהַשָּׁמָיִםwill eat.’”יֹאכְלוּ
1 Kings 21:24
Study it in the app“Whoever of Ahab’s house dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and whoever dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 21:24, word by word
- of Ahab’s houseאַחְאָבachav
Ahab
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” appears- diesמֵּתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- in the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- the dogsכְּלָבִיםkelavim
dog
An animal that roams the city and eats what it finds, even carrion.
Where else “kelavim” appears- will eatיֹאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- the birdsעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- of the skyשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears
The context
23And also concerning Jezebel YHWH has spoken, saying, ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.
24 · This verse (above)
25Only there was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do what is evil in the eyes of YHWH, because Jezebel his wife incited him.