1 Kings 15:20:211 Kgs.15.20.W21TAB
נַפְתָּלִֽי׃
naftali
“Naphtali”
- Transliteration
- naf-ta-LI
- Extended
- nahf-tah-LEE
- IPA
- /naf.taːˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Naphtali
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
naf-ta-LI
- phraseyour reading level
kal-E-rets naf-ta-LI
- clause
ve-ET kal-kin-ROT AL kal-E-rets naf-ta-LI
- sentence
va-yish-MA ben-ha-DAD el-ha-ME-lekh a-SA va-yish-LAKH et-sa-RE ha-kha-ya-LIM a-SHER-lo al-a-RE yis-ra-EL va-YAKH et-i-YON ve-et-DAN ve-ET a-VEL BET-ma-a-KHA ve-ET kal-kin-ROT AL kal-E-rets naf-ta-LI
Exegesis
The phrase al-kol-erets-naphtali {עַ֖ל כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ נַפְתָּלִֽי | ʿal-kāl-ʾereṣ-nap̄tālî} ‘throughout the land of Naphtali’ defines the full scope of the campaign. The sequence of vav-consecutive verbs underscores the swift and comprehensive nature of the assault.
In context — 1 Kings 15:20
Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa and sent his commanders against the cities of Israel; they struck Iyon, Dan, Abel Beth-Maacah, and all Kinnereth , throughout the land of Naphtali.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:20:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 1 Kings 15:20, so the Hebrew word נַפְתָּלִֽי׃ (naftali) 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.15.20.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.20.W21.S1) and character.