1 Kings 15:9:31 Kgs.15.9.W3TAB

לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם

leyaravam

of Jeroboam

Transliteration
le-ya-rav-AM
Extended
leh-yaa-rahv-AAM
IPA
/ləjaːrɔvˈʕaːm/

Meaning by language

English
of Jeroboam

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + יָ + רָבְ + עָ֖ם
le + ya + rav + am
leyaravam

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-ya-rav-AM

  2. clause

    u-vish-NAT e-se-RIM le-ya-rav-AM ME-lekh yis-ra-EL

  3. sentence

    u-vish-NAT e-se-RIM le-ya-rav-AM ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA

Exegesis

The prepositional form leyarav'am {לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם | lə-yā-rā-və-ʿām} 'of Jeroboam' provides the reference for dating.

Root and etymology

r-b-‘resh–bet–ayin

to contend

In context1 Kings 15:9

In Jeroboam’s twentieth year as king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king of Judah .

About this coordinate

1 Kings 15:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 15:9, so the Hebrew word לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם (leyaravam) 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.15.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.9.W3.S1) and character.