1 Kings 14:17:31 Kgs.14.17.W3TAB
יָרָבְעָ֔ם
yaraveam
“Jeroboam”
- Transliteration
- ya-ra-ve-AM
- Extended
- yaa-raa-veh-AM
- IPA
- /jaːraːvˈʕaːm/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-ra-ve-AM
- phraseyour reading level
E-shet ya-ra-ve-AM
- clause
va-ta-KAM E-shet ya-ra-ve-AM va-te-LEKH va-ta-VO tir-tsa-TA
- sentence
va-ta-KAM E-shet ya-ra-ve-AM va-te-LEKH va-ta-VO tir-tsa-TA HI ba-A be-saf-ha-BA-yit ve-ha-NA-ar MET
Exegesis
The construct phrase eshet Yarov‘am {אֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֔ם | ʾēšeṯ yārāḇʿām} ‘wife of Jeroboam’ identifies her relationally.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-bet-ʻayin
“the people increase”
In context — 1 Kings 14:17
Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and went to Tirzah . As she approached the threshold of the house, the boy died.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 14:17, so the Hebrew word יָרָבְעָ֔ם (yaraveam) 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.14.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.17.W3.S1) and character.