1 Kings 14:13:181 Kgs.14.13.W18TAB
יָרָבְעָֽם׃
yaravam
“Jeroboam”
- Transliteration
- ya-rav-AM
- Extended
- yaa-rahv-AAM
- IPA
- /jɔːrɔvˈʕɔːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jeroboam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
ya-rav-AM
- phraseyour reading level
be-VET ya-rav-AM
- clause
YA-an nim-tsa-VO da-VAR TOV el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL be-VET ya-rav-AM
- sentence
ve-saf-DU-lo khol-yis-ra-EL ve-kav-RU o-TO ki-ZE le-vad-DO ya-VO le-ya-rav-AM el-ka-VER YA-an nim-tsa-VO da-VAR TOV el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL be-VET ya-rav-AM
Exegesis
The locative bə-bêt yā-rā-ḇə-ʽām {בְּבֵ֥ית יָרָבְעָֽם | bə-bêt yā-rā-ḇə-ʽām} ‘in the house of Jeroboam’ confines the setting. English rendering preserves Hebrew word order to maintain emphasis on divine assessment and individual exception.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-bet-ʻayin
“the people increase”
In context — 1 Kings 14:13
And all Israel will mourn for him and bury him, for this one alone of Jeroboam’s will come to the grave , because in him was found something good before the LORD , the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Kings 14:13, so the Hebrew word יָרָבְעָֽם׃ (yaravam) 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.14.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.13.W18.S1) and character.