1 Kings 13:23:31 Kgs.13.23.W3TAB
אָכְל֥וֹ
ahkhelo
“his eating”
- Transliteration
- ah-khe-LO
- Extended
- ah-kheh-LOH
- IPA
- /ʔaːxəˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his eating
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
ah-khe-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ah-khe-LO LE-khem
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE ah-khe-LO LE-khem ve-a-kha-RE sheh-toh-TOH
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE ah-khe-LO LE-khem ve-a-kha-RE sheh-toh-TOH vah-yah-kha-VASH-lo ha-kha-MOR lah-na-VEE a-SHER heh-shee-VO
Exegesis
Two temporal circumstantial clauses introduced by acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾaḥrê} “after” plus the Qal infinitive constructs okhlo {אָכְלוֹ | ʾāḵəlô} “his eating” and shtoto {שְׁתוֹת֑וֹ | šeṯôtô} “his drinking” establish the sequence of actions.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-laleph–kaph–lamed
“to eat, consume”
In context — 1 Kings 13:23
And it happened, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 13:23, so the Hebrew word אָכְל֥וֹ (ahkhelo) 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.13.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.23.W3.S1) and character.