1 Kings 14:22:61 Kgs.14.22.W6TAB
וַיְקַנְא֣וּ
vayekaneu
“and they made jealous”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ka-NE-u
- Extended
- vah-yeh-kah-NEH-oo
- IPA
- /vajəqanˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they made jealous
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-ka-NE-u
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-ka-NE-u O-to
- clause
va-ye-ka-NE-u O-to mi-KOL a-SHER A-su a-vo-TAM be-kha-to-TAM a-SHER kha-TA-u
- sentence
va-ya-AS ye-hu-DA ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ye-ka-NE-u O-to mi-KOL a-SHER A-su a-vo-TAM be-kha-to-TAM a-SHER kha-TA-u
Exegesis
The intensive Piel imperfect wayyəqannə’û {וַיְקַנְא֣וּ | wayyəqannə’û} highlights deep emotional offense.
Root and etymology
q–n–ʾQof–Nun–Ayin
“to be jealous, to zealously defend”
In context — 1 Kings 14:22
And Judah did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , and they provoked Him to jealousy more than all that their fathers had done, by their sins with which they sinned .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 14:22, so the Hebrew word וַיְקַנְא֣וּ (vayekaneu) 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.14.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.22.W6.S1) and character.