1 Kings 14:5:121 Kgs.14.5.W12TAB
כִּֽי־חֹלֶ֣ה
kikhole
“for he is sick”
- Transliteration
- ki-kho-LE
- Extended
- KEE-khoh-LEH
- IPA
- /kiːħoˈlɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for he is sick
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-kho-LE
- phraseyour reading level
ki-kho-LE HU
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR el-a-khi-YA-hu hin-NE E-shet ya-rav-AM ba-A lid-ROSH da-VAR me-im-ME-kha el-be-NA ki-kho-LE HU ka-ZO ve-kha-ZE te-dab-BER e-LE-ha
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR el-a-khi-YA-hu hin-NE E-shet ya-rav-AM ba-A lid-ROSH da-VAR me-im-ME-kha el-be-NA ki-kho-LE HU ka-ZO ve-kha-ZE te-dab-BER e-LE-ha vi-ye-HI khe-vo-A ve-hi mit-na-ke-RA
Exegesis
The clause kicholeh {כִּֽי־חֹלֶ֣ה | kî-ḥōle} gives the reason.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-hḥet–lamed–heh
“to be weak, grow ill”
In context — 1 Kings 14:5
The LORD said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you about her son, for he is ill; thus and thus you shall say to her. And it shall be, when she comes in, that she will disguise herself.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 14:5, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־חֹלֶ֣ה (kikhole) 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.14.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.5.W12.S1) and character.