1 Kings 21:29

““Have you seen that Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; in the days of his son I will bring the evil on his house.””

1 Kings 21:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 21:29, word by word

“Have you seenרָאִיתָraita

realize

To realize: "he saw that it was good".

Where else “raita” appears
Ahabאַחְאָבachav

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
has humbled himselfנִכְנַעnichna

humble oneself

To bow low before God, admitting guilt.

Where else “nichna” appears
before meפָנָfana

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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bringאָבִיאavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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the evilרָעָהraa

harm

Something that hurts, a disaster.

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in his daysיָמָיyamay

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of his sonבְנven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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his houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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The context

28And the word of YHWH came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

29 · This verse (above)

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