1 Kings 14:11:21 Kgs.14.11.W2TAB
לְיָֽרָבְעָ֤ם
leyaravam
“belonging to Jeroboam”
- Transliteration
- le-ya-rav-AM
- Extended
- leh-yaa-rahv-AM
- IPA
- /ləjaːravˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- belonging to Jeroboam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ya-rav-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR
- clause
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-ma-YIM
- sentence
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-ma-YIM KI Ye-ho-VAH di-BER
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases le-Yaroba‘am {לְיָרָבְעָם | lə-yā-rā-bə-‘ām} and ba-‘ir {בָּעִיר | ba-‘îr} specify lineage and location.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-bet-ʻayin
“the people increase”
In context — 1 Kings 14:11
The one who dies of Jeroboam in the city will be eaten by the dogs ; and the one who dies in the field will be eaten by the bird of the heavens—for the LORD has spoken.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word לְיָֽרָבְעָ֤ם (leyaravam) 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.14.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.11.W2.S1) and character.