1 Kings 15:6:71 Kgs.15.6.W7TAB
חַיָּֽיו׃
khayav
“his life”
- Transliteration
- kha-YAV
- Extended
- khah-YAAV
- IPA
- /ħajˈjaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his life
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
kha-YAV
- phraseyour reading level
kol-ye-ME kha-YAV
- sentence
u-mil-kha-MA ha-ye-TA ben-re-kha-VAM u-VEN ya-ra-ve-AM kol-ye-ME kha-YAV
Exegesis
The construct phrase kol yemei ḥayyav {כָּל־ | kāl-} {יְמֵ֥י | yə-mē-} {חַיָּֽיו | ḥăy-yāw} ‘all the days of his life’ functions as a temporal modifier specifying an uninterrupted duration. The repetition of the preposition underscores the sense of sustained and ongoing conflict.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-hḥet–yod–heh
“life”
In context — 1 Kings 15:6
And war persisted between Rehoboam and Jeroboam for the whole of his lifetime .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 15:6, so the Hebrew word חַיָּֽיו׃ (khayav) 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.15.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.6.W7.S1) and character.