1 Kings 14:13:61 Kgs.14.13.W6TAB

לְבַדּ֔וֹ

levaddo

alone, by himself

Transliteration
le-vad-DO
Extended
leh-vahd-DOH
IPA
/ləvɑdˈdoː/

Meaning by language

English
alone, by himself

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + בַד + דּ֔וֹ
le + vad + do
levaddo

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-vad-DO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-ZE le-vad-DO

  3. clause

    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

  4. 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 phrase kî-zē levado yāḇōʾ lə-yārāḇə-ʽām ʾel-qāḇer {כִּֽי־זֶה לְבַדּ֔וֹ יָבֹ֥א לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם אֶל־קָ֑בֶר | kî-zē lə-vaḏ-dō yā-ḇōʾ lə-yā-rā-ḇə-ʽām ʾel qā-ḇer} uses the demonstrative kî-zē ‘for this’ and levado ‘alone’ to emphasize exclusivity.

In context1 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 14:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 14:13, so the Hebrew word לְבַדּ֔וֹ (levaddo) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.13.W6.S1) and character.