1 Kings 18:26

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַ֠יִּקְחוּand they took

  vaiyikchuH3947 →966 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• הַפָּ֨רthe young bull

  haparH6499 →132 times

• אֲשֶׁר־which

  ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

• נָתַ֣ןsomeone gave

  natanH5414 →2011 times

• לָהֶם֮to them

  lahem

• וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒and they prepared [it]

  vaiyaasuH6213 →2628 times

• וַיִּקְרְא֣וּand they called

  vaiyikreuH7121 →733 times

• בְשֵׁם־on [the] name of

  veshem-H8034 →864 times

• הַ֠בַּעַל<the> Baal

  habaalH1168 →82 times

• מֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרfrom the morning

  mehabokerH1242 →214 times

• וְעַד־and until

  vead-H5704 →1261 times

• הַצָּהֳרַ֤יִםthe noontide<s>

  hatzohorayimH6672 →24 times

• לֵאמֹר֙<to> saying

  lemorH559 →5305 times

• הַבַּ֣עַלO Baal

  habaalH1168 →82 times

• עֲנֵ֔נוּanswer us

  ʾanenuH6030 →331 times

• וְאֵ֥יןand there not

  veeinH369 →789 times

• ק֖וֹל[was] a sound

  kolH6963 →506 times

• וְאֵ֣יןand there not

  veeinH369 →789 times

• עֹנֶ֑ה[was one who] answered

  ʾonehH6030 →331 times

• וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּand they limped around

  vayfasechuH6452 →

• עַל־at

  ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

• הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altar

  hamizbeachH4196 →401 times

• אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

  ʾasherH834 →5497 times

• עָשָֽׂה׃he had made

  ʾasahH6213 →2628 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Matthew 6:7

  And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

  it leads to

  • Ecclesiastes 5:2–3

    Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your…

  • Ecclesiastes 5:7

    For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

  • 1 Kings 18:26–29

    And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no…

• Through

  1 Corinthians 12:2

  You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.

  it leads to

  • 1 Peter 4:3

    For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:9

    For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

  • Psalms 115:5

    They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

• Through

  1 Corinthians 8:4

  So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.

  it leads to

  • Deuteronomy 4:39

    Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

• Through

  Jeremiah 10:5

  Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any…

  it leads to

  • Isaiah 46:7

    They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not…