1 Kings 18:40
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.”
מָלַט
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
נָבִיא
the prophets of
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נָבִיא
A prophet, one who speaks forth. Nabi. Not primarily a predictor of the future but one who speaks God's word into the present.
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נַחַל
the wadi of
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נַחַל
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
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תָּפַשׂ
seize
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תָּפַשׂ
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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קִישׁוֹן
Kishon
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קִישׁוֹן
Kishon, a river of Palestine
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