You will strikeוְהִכִּיתָהthe houseבֵּיתof Ahabאַחְאָבyour master,אֲדֹנֶיךָand I will avengeוְנִקַּמְתִּיthe bloodדְּמֵיof my servantsעֲבָדַיthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםand the bloodוּדְמֵיof allכָּלthe servantsעַבְדֵיof YHWHיְהוָהat the handמִיַּדof Jezebel.אִיזָבֶל
2 Kings 9:7
Study it in the app“You will strike the house of Ahab your master, and I will avenge the blood of my servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of YHWH at the hand of Jezebel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 9:7, word by word
- You will strikeהִכִּיתָהhikita
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hikita” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” 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- your masterאֲדֹנֶיadone
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appears- and I will avengeנִקַּמְתִּיnikamti
avenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “nikamti” appears- the bloodדְּמֵיdeme
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “deme” appears- of my servantsעֲבָדַavada
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avada” appears- the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- at the handיַּדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of Jezebelאִיזָבֶלizavel
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.
Where else “izavel” appears
The context
6He got up and went into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, ‘I have anointed you king over the people of YHWH, over Israel.
7 · This verse (above)
8All the house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against the wall, both the one kept and the one left in Israel.