1 Kings 13:1:61 Kgs.13.1.W6TAB
בִּדְבַ֥ר
bidvar
“by the word of the”
- Transliteration
- bid-VAR
- Extended
- bihd-VAHR
- IPA
- /biðˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the word of the
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bid-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA
- clause
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL
- sentence
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL veh-yah-rahv-AAM oh-MED al-ha-miz-BEH-akh leh-hak-TEER
Exegesis
The construct bi-dvar YHWH {בִּדְבַר יְהוָה | biḏ-ḏa-vār yhō-wāh} binds a prepositional phrase that underscores prophetic authority.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Kings 13:1
And behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, where Jeroboam was standing on the altar to burn incense.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 13:1, so the Hebrew word בִּדְבַ֥ר (bidvar) 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 Kgs.13.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.1.W6.S1) and character.