1 Kings 13:33:151 Kgs.13.33.W15TAB
יְמַלֵּ֣א
yemalleh
“would fill”
- Transliteration
- ye-mal-LEH
- Extended
- yeh-mal-LEEH
- IPA
- /jəmalˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- would fill
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ye-mal-LEH
- phraseyour reading level
ye-mal-LEH et-ya-DO
- clause
va-ya-SHAV va-ya-AS mik-TSOT ha-AM ko-ha-NE va-MOT he-kha-FETS ye-mal-LEH et-ya-DO vi-ye-HI ko-ha-NE va-MOT
- sentence
a-KHAR ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH lo-SHAV ya-rav-AHM mi-dar-KO ha-ra-AH va-ya-SHAV va-ya-AS mik-TSOT ha-AM ko-ha-NE va-MOT he-kha-FETS ye-mal-LEH et-ya-DO vi-ye-HI ko-ha-NE va-MOT
Exegesis
The participle hechafets {הֶחָפֵץ | he-ḥā-peṣ} with Piel imperfect yemalle {יְמַלֵּא | ye-mal-lēʾ} in the consecration formula etyado {אֶת־יָדֹו | ʾet yā-dōw} explains the ordination.
In context — 1 Kings 13:33
After this event Jeroboam did not turn back from his evil way, but again made priests from the lowest ranks of the people for the high places ; whoever desired it he filled his hand and became a priest of the high places.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:33:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 13:33, so the Hebrew word יְמַלֵּ֣א (yemalleh) 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.13.33.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.33.W15.S1) and character.