1 Kings 14:18:41 Kgs.14.18.W4TAB
כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
kalyisrael
“all Israel”
- Transliteration
- KAL-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- KAAL-yis-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /kɔl.jisrɔˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- all Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAL-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yik-be-RU O-to va-yis-pe-DU-lo KAL-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yik-be-RU O-to va-yis-pe-DU-lo KAL-yis-ra-EL ki-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER be-YAD-av-do a-khi-YA-hu ha-na-VI
Exegesis
The noun phrase kol-yisrael {כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | kāl-yiśrāʾēl} ‘all Israel’ functions as a topical subject that emphasizes national unity in mourning.
Root and etymology
Rootshin-resh-aleph
“he struggles with God”
In context — 1 Kings 14:18
And they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by the hand of His servant Ahijah the prophet .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 14:18, so the Hebrew word כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (kalyisrael) 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.14.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.18.W4.S1) and character.