She wroteוַתִּכְתֹּבlettersסְפָרִיםin the nameבְּשֵׁםof Ahab,אַחְאָבand sealed themוַתַּחְתֹּםwith his seal,בְּחֹתָמוֹand sentוַתִּשְׁלַחthe lettersסְפָרִיםtoאֶלthe eldersהַזְקֵנִיםand toוְאֶלthe noblesהַחֹרִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere in his city,בְּעִירוֹwho livedהַיֹּשְׁבִיםwithאֶתNaboth.נָבוֹת
1 Kings 21:8
Study it in the app“She 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 21:8, word by word
- She wroteתִּכְתֹּבtichtov
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “tichtov” appears- lettersסְפָרִיםsefarim
letter
A writing sent to someone with a message or an order, like a king's letter.
Where else “sefarim” appears- in the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of 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- and sealed themתַּחְתֹּםtachtom
seal, stop up
Seal, close up. Of the body, be blocked so that a discharge does not come out.
Where else “tachtom” appears- with his sealחֹתָמchotam
seal
Seal: an engraved piece that served as a personal signature; it was worn hanging from a cord or as a ring.
Where else “chotam” appears- and sentתִּשְׁלַחtishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “tishlach” appears- the eldersזְקֵנִיםzekenim
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zekenim” appears- the noblesחֹרִיםchorim
noble
Noble: a free person of rank in a city, one of those who had a say in its affairs together with the elders.
Where else “chorim” appears- were in his cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- who livedיֹּשְׁבִיםyoshvim
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvim” appears- 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).
Where else “navot” appears
The context
7Jezebel 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.”
8 · This verse (above)
9And she wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth at the head of the people;