1 Kings 15:32:81 Kgs.15.32.W8TAB
כָּל־יְמֵיהֶֽם׃
kalyemehem
“all their days”
- Transliteration
- KAL-ye-ME-hem
- Extended
- KAAL-yeh-MEE-hehm
- IPA
- /ˈkɔːl.jə.meːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- all their days
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAL-ye-ME-hem
- sentence
u-mil-kha-MA HAI-ta BEN A-sa u-BEN ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL KAL-ye-ME-hem
Exegesis
The quantifier kol yemeihem {כָּל־יְמֵיהֶם | kol-yə-mē-hēm} forms an idiom specifying the full span of their reigns. English merges the parallel Hebrew clauses into one coordinated statement to underscore uninterrupted conflict throughout their rule.
Root and etymology
כ־ל
“all”
In context — 1 Kings 15:32
War remained between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, for all their days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 15:32, so the Hebrew word כָּל־יְמֵיהֶֽם׃ (kalyemehem) 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.15.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.32.W8.S1) and character.