1 Kings 14:11:41 Kgs.14.11.W4TAB
יֹאכְל֣וּ
yokhelu
“they will eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-khe-LU
- Extended
- yoh-kheh-LUU
- IPA
- /joːχəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
yo-khe-LU
- phraseyour reading level
yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM
- 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 imperfect yo‘akhelu {יֹאכְלוּ | yō-’a-khe-lû} ‘they will eat’ recurs, forming parallel urban and rural destinies.
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 14:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word יֹאכְל֣וּ (yokhelu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.11.W4.S1) and character.