1 Kings 21:8

“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.”

1 Kings 21:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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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;

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