1 Kings 17:16-20

1 Kings 17:16
כַּד	כַּד: jar noun, common, feminine, singular
הַ	ה: the particle, article
קֶּמַח	קֶמַח: flour, meal noun, common, masculine, singular
לֹא	לֹא: no, not particle, negative
כָלָתָה	כּלה: fail verb, qal, affix, third person, feminine, singular  Compare this to hl'k.ti (1 Ki.17:14).
וְ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
צַפַּחַת	צַפַּחַת: jar, jug noun, common, feminine, singular, construct
הַ	ה: the particle, article
שֶּׁמֶן	שֶׁמֶן: oil noun, common, masculine, singular
לֹא	לֹא: no, not particle, negative
חָסֵר	חסר: want, lack verb, qal, affix, third person, masculine, singular  This verb in the Qal prefix appears in 1 Ki.17:14
כִּ	כּ: the like of, like, as before particle, preposition
דְבַר	דָּבָר: word noun, common, masculine, singular, construct
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
אֲשֶׁר	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
דִּבֶּר	דּבר: speak verb, piel, affix, third person, masculine, singular
בְּ	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition
יַד	יָד: hand noun, common, feminine, singular, construct  dy: has a lot of figurative meanings. Here it implies agency.
אֵלִיָּהוּ	אֵלִיָּהוּ: Elijahu noun, proper name
פ	פ paragraph marker or nun
1 Kings 17:17
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יְהִי	היה: to be verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, apocopated ending, vav-conv
אַחַר	אַחַר: after particle, adverb
הַ	ה: the particle, article
דְּבָרִים	דָּבָר: thing, word noun, common, masculine, plural
הָ	ה: the particle, article
אֵלֶּה	אֵלֶּה: these adjective, common, plural  hL,aeh' ~yrIb'D>h; rx;a; yhiy>w: This expression is the sign of a new story. Genesis 22 starts the same way.
חָלָה	חלה: be ill be sick afflict cause illness appear ill be wounded internally wounded cause to suffer with wounds be wounded weak be weak become weak feel grief be grieved cause to grieve be tired verb, qal, affix, third person, masculine, singular
בֶּן־	בֵּן: son noun, common, masculine, singular, construct
הָ	ה: the particle, article
אִשָּׁה	אִשָּׁה: woman noun, common, feminine, singular
בַּעֲלַת	בַּעֲלָה: mistress female owner noun, common, feminine, singular, construct  The B is part of the noun, not the sign of a preposition + definite article.
הַ	ה: the particle, article
בָּיִת	בַּיִת: house noun, common, masculine, singular
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יְהִי	היה: to be verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, apocopated ending, vav-conv
חָלְיוֹ	חֳלִי: sickness noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix  This is a noun (with a suffix) formed like yliK. (1 Ki.17:10). The root occurs earlier in the verse.
חָזָק	חָזָק: strength adjective, masculine, singular
מְאֹד	מְאֹד: muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly particle, adverb
עַד	עַד: appointed place, until particle, preposition
אֲשֶׁר	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative  rv<a] d[; A compound preposition which is translated as the conjunction until.
לֹא־	לֹא: no, not particle, negative
נוֹתְרָה־	יתר: remain over verb, niphal, affix, third person, feminine, singular  The two indisputable root letters are r t If you can figure out the function of the w you will have the root. The subject is at the end of the verse.
בּוֹ	בּ: in, with, through particle, preposition with third person, masculine, singular suffix
נְשָׁמָה	נְשָׁמָה: breath life spirit noun, common, feminine, singular  This is close in meaning to vp,n, (Dt.6:5) but hm'v'n> is one’s actual breath.
1 Kings 17:18
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
תֹּאמֶר	אמר: utter, say verb, qal, prefix, third person, feminine, singular, vav-conv
אֶל־	אֶל: motion to direction towards particle, preposition
אֵלִיָּהוּ	אֵלִיָּהוּ: Elijahu noun, proper name
מַה־	מָה: what pronoun, interrogative
לִּי	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition with first person, common, singular suffix
וָ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
לָךְ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition with second person, feminine, singular suffix  %l"w" yLi-hm; Literally What [is it] to me and to you? An idiom meaning What is there between you and me?
אִישׁ	אִישׁ: man noun, common, masculine, singular
הָ	ה: the particle, article
אֱלֹהִים	אֱלֹהִים: God noun, common, masculine, plural  Same syntactical function as laer'f.yI in Dt.6:4 laer'f.yI [m;v.
בָּאתָ	בּוא: come in, come, go in, go verb, qal, affix, second person, masculine, singular
אֵלַי	אֶל: motion to direction towards particle, preposition with first person, common, singular suffix
לְ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
הַזְכִּיר	זכר: remember verb, hiphil, infinitive construct  ryKiz>h;l. Do not panic. There are three strong letters here from which to abstract the root. The text is not explicit as to just who is doing the remembering.
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
עֲוֹנִי	עָוֹן: iniquity, guilt punishment of iniquity noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with first person, common, singular suffix  Hebrew has many words for sin. Some are hw[ Which means err and is most frequently seen as the noun !A[' ajx Usually means miss the mark, err, offend [vr Connotes acting wickedly, gross crass wickedness [vP Is rebel, revolt
וּ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
לְ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
הָמִית	מות: die verb, hiphil, infinitive construct
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
בְּנִי	בֵּן: son noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with first person, common, singular suffix
1 Kings 17:19
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יֹּאמֶר	אמר: utter, say verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv
אֵלֶיהָ	אֶל: motion to direction towards particle, preposition with third person, feminine, singular suffix
תְּנִי־	נתן: give verb, qal, imperative, feminine, singular  20.6a
לִי	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition with first person, common, singular suffix
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
בְּנֵךְ	בֵּן: son noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with second person, feminine, singular suffix  For the suffix see %dEy"B. (1 Ki.17:11)
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יִּקָּחֵהוּ	לקח: learning, teaching, take verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular with third person, masculine, singular suffix, vav-conv Synopsis of common 3 m. sg. suffixes A w 3 m. sg possessive suffix on a noun Ayl.x' his sickness (1 Ki.17:17) wyr'['n> his youths (Gen.22:3) A w 3 m. sg object suffix on a preposition AB-r[;g>YIw: and he rebuked him (Gen.37:10) wyl'êae to him (Gen.22:1) A Wh WN <ñ 3 m. sg. object suffix on a verb At*ymih]l; to kill him (Gen.37:18) WNK,n: al{ let us not kill him (Gen.37:21) WhxeQ'YIw: and he took him (1 Ki.17:19)
מֵ	מִן: from particle, preposition
חֵיקָהּ	חֵיק: bosom noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with third person, feminine, singular suffix  Hollow roots often have biforms. This root may be listed qyx or qwx
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יַּעֲלֵהוּ	עלה: go up verb, hiphil, prefix, third person, masculine, singular with third person, masculine, singular suffix, vav-conv What stem(s) could this be? (32.3b) The suffix is the determining feature.
אֶל־	אֶל: motion to direction towards particle, preposition
הָ	ה: the particle, article
עֲלִיָּה	עֲלִיָּה: roof-chamber noun, common, feminine, singular
אֲשֶׁר־	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
הוּא	הוּא: he, it pronoun, third person, masculine, singular
יֹשֵׁב	ישׁב: sit, remain, dwell verb, qal, participle, masculine, singular
שָׁם	שָׁם: there particle, adverb  ~v' bveyO aWh-rv,a] Syntax: see 22.8
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יַּשְׁכִּבֵהוּ	שׁכב: lie down verb, hiphil, prefix, third person, masculine, singular with third person, masculine, singular suffix, apocopated ending, vav-conv Pay particular attention to stem indicators.
עַל־	עַל: on particle, preposition
מִטָּתוֹ	מִטָּה: bed noun, common, feminine, singular, construct with third person, masculine, singular suffix  The reason for the dagesh is very interesting. The m is not the remnant of the preposition !mi because you would not see !mi-l[; The m is part of the noun hj'mi which comes from the root hjn stretch out, extend, incline and so the dagesh is the footprint of the n of the root.
1 Kings 17:20
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יִּקְרָא	קרא: call, read out, aloud verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv
אֶל־	אֶל: motion to direction towards particle, preposition
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
וַ	ו: so, then, and consecutive that so that so, then particle, conjunction
יֹּאמַר	אמר: utter, say verb, qal, prefix, third person, masculine, singular, vav-conv What is the subject of the verb? The fact that the atnah comes here suggests that what comes next starts a new thought.
יְהוָה	יהוה: Yahweh noun, proper name
אֱלֹהָי	אֱלֹהִים: God noun, common, masculine, plural, construct with first person, common, singular suffix  The usual pointing would be yh;Ola/ but the accent over this word (the two dots) sometimes causes the word to be in pause and so may cause lengthening of the vowel.
הֲ	הֲ: the particle, interrogative
גַם	גַּם: also, moreover, year particle, conjunction  ~g:h] Can the h] here be the sign of the Hifil or the definite article? If not, why not? What else could it be? (28.6) There is a long rv,a] clause (22.8) before the main verb.
עַל־	עַל: on particle, preposition
הָ	ה: the particle, article
אַלְמָנָה	אַלְמָנָה: widow noun, common, feminine, singular
אֲשֶׁר־	אֲשֶׁר: which, that particle, relative
אֲנִי	אֲנִי: I pronoun, first person, common, singular
מִתְגּוֹרֵר	גּור: sojourn verb, hitpolel, participle, masculine, singular  The Hitpael participle can be recognised by the t.mi preformative. The Hitpael, like the Piel, requires a doubling of the middle root letter which, as we have seen, is a problem with hollow verbs. The root here is rWg and the intensification is achieved by doubling the third root letter. To be technically correct, we have to call this the Hitpolel rather than the Hitpael because of the pointing (see ^l.K,l.k;l. 1 Ki.17:4 for another solution to the same problem.
עִמָּהּ	עִם: with particle, preposition with third person, feminine, singular suffix
הֲרֵעוֹתָ	רעע: be evil, bad verb, hiphil, affix, second person, masculine, singular  Finally the main verb! This time h] cannot be the interrogative because 1. there already is an interrogative in this sentence and 2. it is not at the beginning of a phrase or clause. So h] is probably the sign of the hiphil. The PGN is 2 m. sg. That leaves w[r Like a y a w cannot be a third root letter. The root is the geminate [[r Geminates can have two spellings in the Qal and the Hifil. One of those inserts holem A before the affix pronoun in some PGN’s. The Qal of [[r is be evil; the Hifil is made evil to be.
לְ	ל: to, for, in regard to direction towards reference to particle, preposition
הָמִית	מות: die verb, hiphil, infinitive construct
אֶת־	אֵת: DDO particle, direct object
בְּנָהּ	בֵּן: son noun, common, masculine, singular, construct with third person, feminine, singular suffix