1 Kings 14:11:91 Kgs.14.11.W9TAB
ע֣וֹף
of
“bird or birds”
- Transliteration
- OF
- Extended
- OHF
- IPA
- /ˈʕoːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- bird or birds
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
OF
- phraseyour reading level
OF ha-sha-ma-YIM
- 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.
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 14:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word ע֣וֹף (of) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.11.W9.S1) and character.