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Jehuיֵהוּאgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץallכָּלthe peopleהָעָםand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“AhabאַחְאָבservedעָבַדBaalהַבַּעַלa little;מְעָטJehuיֵהוּאwill serve himיַעַבְדֶנּוּmuch.הַרְבֵּה
2 Kings 10:18
Study it in the app“Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 10:18, word by word
- Jehuיֵהוּאyehu
Jehu
Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).
Where else “yehu” appears- gatheredיִּקְבֹּץyikbots
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “yikbots” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” 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- servedעָבַדavad
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avad” appears- Baalבַּעַלbaal
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “baal” appears- a littleמְעָטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- muchהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears
The context
17He came to Samaria and struck all who remained of Ahab in Samaria, until he had wiped him out, according to the word of YHWH that he spoke to Elijah.
18 · This verse (above)
19Now call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; anyone who is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting with cunning in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal.