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But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But Jezebel Jezebel Noun H348 אִיזֶ֣בֶל i·ze·vel
Analysis:
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his wife ess Noun H802 אִשְׁתֹּ֑ו ish·tov;
came abide Verb H935 וַתָּבֹ֥א vat·ta·vo
to him and said answer Verb H1696 וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר vat·te·dab·ber
How how long Pronoun H4100 מַה־ mah-
unto him Why is thy spirit air Noun H7307 רוּחֲךָ֣ ru·cha·cha
so sad heavy Adjective H5620 סָרָ֔ה sa·rah,
that thou eatest burn up Verb H398 אֹכֵ֥ל o·chel
bread bread Noun H3899 לָֽחֶם׃ la·chem.

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Jezebel

Jezebel Jezebel, the symbolic name of a false prophetess chaste, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Zidonians, and the wife of Ahab, the king of Israel ( 1 Kings 16:31 ). This was the "first time that a king of Israel had allied himself by marriage with a heathen princess; and the alliance was in this case of a peculiarly disastrous kind. Jezebel has stamped her name on history as the representative of all that is designing,... View Details

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King James Bible But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
Hebrew Greek English But Jezebel his wife came to him, him and said unto to him, Why "How is thy it that your spirit is so sad, sullen that thou eatest no bread?you are not eating food?"
New American Standard Bible 1995 But Jezebel his wife came to him, him and said unto to him, Why "How is thy it that your spirit is so sad, sullen that thou eatest no bread?you are not eating food?"