1 Kings 15:10:11 Kgs.15.10.W1TAB
וְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים
vearbaim
“and forty”
- Transliteration
- ve-ar-ba-IM
- Extended
- veh-ahr-baa-EEM
- IPA
- /vɛʔarbaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and forty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ar-ba-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT
- clause
ve-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LAIM
- sentence
ve-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LAIM ve-SHEM i-MO ma-a-KHA BAT-a-vi-sha-LOM
In context — 1 Kings 15:10
He reigned in Jerusalem for forty-one years, and his mother’s name was Maakah, daughter of Abishalom.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 15:10, so the Hebrew word וְאַרְבָּעִ֤ים (vearbaim) 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.15.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.10.W1.S1) and character.