1 Kings 13:2:161 Kgs.13.2.W16TAB

וְזָבַ֣ח

vezavakh

and he will sacrifice

Transliteration
ve-za-VAKH
Extended
veh-zah-VAKH
IPA
/vəzaˈvaħ/

Meaning by language

English
and he will sacrifice

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Result
וְ + זָ + בַ֣ח
ve + za + vakh
vezavakh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Zayinz as in zero
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-za-VAKH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-za-VAKH a-LE-kha

  3. clause

    hin-NE-BEN no-LAD le-VET-da-VID yo-shi-YA-hu she-MO ve-za-VAKH a-LE-kha et-ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT ha-mak-ti-RIM a-LE-kha ve-ats-MOT a-DAM yis-re-FU a-LE-kha

  4. sentence

    va-yik-RA al-ha-miz-BE-akh bid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER miz-BE-akh miz-BE-akh KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-BEN no-LAD le-VET-da-VID yo-shi-YA-hu she-MO ve-za-VAKH a-LE-kha et-ko-ha-NE ha-ba-MOT ha-mak-ti-RIM a-LE-kha ve-ats-MOT a-DAM yis-re-FU a-LE-kha

Exegesis

The sequence of future verbs wəzābaḥ and yiśrēp̄ū {וְזָבַח ... יִשְׂרְפ֥וּ | wə-zā-baḥ ... yiś-rē-p̄ū} conveys inevitable divine judgment within a solemn prophetic rhythm.

In context1 Kings 13:2

And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD , and said, “Altar, altar, thus says the LORD: A son will be born to the house of David—Josiah by name—and on you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones will be burned on you.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 13:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 13:2, so the Hebrew word וְזָבַ֣ח (vezavakh) 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.13.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.2.W16.S1) and character.