1 Kings 13:16:31 Kgs.13.16.W3TAB
אוּכַ֛ל
ookhal
“can”
- Transliteration
- oo-KHAL
- Extended
- oo-KHAHL
- IPA
- /ʔuˈχal/
Meaning by language
- English
- can
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oo-KHAL
- phraseyour reading level
LO oo-KHAL
- clause
vah-YO-mer LO oo-KHAL la-SHOOV it-TAKH ve-la-VO it-TAKH
- sentence
vah-YO-mer LO oo-KHAL la-SHOOV it-TAKH ve-la-VO it-TAKH ve-LOH-O-KHAL LE-khem ve-LO-e-SHTE it-KHA MA-yim ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹ֥א | lō} combines with the modal verb ukhal {אוּכַל | ū-khal} to express inability.
In context — 1 Kings 13:16
And he said, “I am not able to return with you or to come with you, and I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 13:16, so the Hebrew word אוּכַ֛ל (ookhal) 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.13.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.16.W3.S1) and character.