1 Kings 16:14:71 Kgs.16.14.W7TAB
כְּתוּבִ֗ים
ketuvim
“written”
- Transliteration
- ke-tu-VIM
- Extended
- keh-too-VEEM
- IPA
- /kətuːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- written
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-tu-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-lo-E-HEM ke-tu-VIM
- clause
ha-lo-E-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-RE e-LA ve-khol-e-SHER a-SA ha-lo-E-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The interrogative halo-hem ketuvim {הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים | hâ-lō-hem kə-tu-vím} poses a rhetorical question implying affirmation.
In context — 1 Kings 16:14
As for the remaining acts of Elah —everything he did—are they not recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 16:14, so the Hebrew word כְּתוּבִ֗ים (ketuvim) 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.16.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.14.W7.S1) and character.