1 Kings 13:5:111 Kgs.13.5.W11TAB
בִּדְבַ֥ר
bidvar
“by the word of”
- Transliteration
- bid-VAR
- Extended
- bihd-VAHR
- IPA
- /bidˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the word of
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-VAH
- clause
ka-mo-FET a-SHER na-TAN ISH ha-e-lo-HIM bid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-miz-BE-akh nik-RA va-yish-sha-FEKH ha-DE-shen min-ha-miz-BE-akh ka-mo-FET a-SHER na-TAN ISH ha-e-lo-HIM bid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final biḏbār Yəhōwāh {בִּדְבַר יְהוָה | biḏbār Yəhōwāh} ‘by the word of the LORD’ situates the authority in divine speech. This structure underscores the supernatural causality and fulfillment of a prophetic sign by divine command.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Kings 13:5
And the altar was split apart, and its ashes poured out from the altar according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 13:5, 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.13.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.5.W11.S1) and character.