1 Chronicles 16:30:11 Chr.16.30.W1TAB
חִ֤ילוּ
khilu
“tremble”
- Transliteration
- KHI-LU
- Extended
- khih-LOO
- IPA
- /ħiˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- tremble
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
KHI-LU
- phraseyour reading level
KHI-LU mil-le-fa-NAV
- sentence
KHI-LU mil-le-fa-NAV KAL-ha-A-rets AF-ti-KHON te-VEL BAL-ti-MOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative verb chilu {חִ֤ילוּ | ḥî·lû} ‘tremble’, summoning universal reverence.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–lamed–waw
“to tremble, writhe”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:30
Tremble before Him , all the earth! Indeed, the world is firmly established; it shall not be shaken.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 16:30, so the Hebrew word חִ֤ילוּ (khilu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.16.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.30.W1.S1) and character.