1 Kings 16:1:21 Kgs.16.1.W2TAB
דְבַר־יְהוָה֙
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-VAHR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH el-ye-HU ben-kha-na-NI al-BA-she-a le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct phrase devar-yəhōwāh {דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ | də-ḇār-yəhōwāh} “word of YHWH” functions as the subject of a nominal clause.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter, command”
In context — 1 Kings 16:1
Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha, saying .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 16:1, so the Hebrew word דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ (devaryehovah) 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.16.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.1.W2.S1) and character.