1 Kings 21:7

“Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise the kingship over Israel! Get up, eat bread, and let your heart be glad; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.””

1 Kings 21:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 21:7, word by word

Jezebelאִיזֶבֶלizevel

Jezebel

Jezebel: a name of uncertain meaning. She is the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, and wife of King Ahab, who promoted the worship of Baal in Israel and persecuted the prophets of YHWH.

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his wifeאִשְׁתּisht

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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exerciseתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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the kingshipמְלוּכָהmelucha

kingdom, kingship

Kingdom, kingship: the power and the office of the king.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Get upקוּםkum

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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eatאֱכָלechal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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breadלֶחֶםlechem

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

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and let your heartלִבֶּlibe

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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be gladיִטַבyitav

be glad

For the heart to be glad, or to do something with care.

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will giveאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem

vineyard

Vineyard.

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of Nabothנָבוֹתnavot

Naboth

Naboth: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "fruits." He is the man of Jezreel who would not give Ahab the inheritance of his fathers and was put to death by Jezebel's order (1 Kings 21).

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the Jezreeliteיִּזְרְעֵאלִיyizreli

Jezreelite

Jezreelite: a native of Jezreel, a city in the plain of the same name, where the kings of Israel had a palace.

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The context

6He spoke to her, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and said to him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver; or if you prefer, I will give you a vineyard in its place’; and he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’”

7 · This verse (above)

8She wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, who lived with Naboth.

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