1 Kings 14:11:51 Kgs.14.11.W5TAB
הַכְּלָבִ֔ים
hakelavim
“the dogs”
- Transliteration
- ha-ke-la-VIM
- Extended
- hah-keh-lah-VEEM
- IPA
- /hakəlaˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the dogs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ke-la-VIM
- 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 agents ha-kelevim {הַכְּלָבִים | ha-klă-vîm} ‘the dogs’ and ‛of ha-shamayim {עוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם | ‛ōp̄ ha-šā-mā-yim} ‘bird of the heavens’ serve as instruments of desecration, emphasizing shame in unburied death.
Root and etymology
Rootk-l-b
“dog”
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 14:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word הַכְּלָבִ֔ים (hakelavim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.11.W5.S1) and character.