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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ya-rav-AM
- clause
u-vish-NAT e-se-RIM le-ya-rav-AM ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- 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 context — 1 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.