1 Kings 16:17:31 Kgs.16.17.W3TAB
וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל
vekholyisrael
“and all Israel”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- veh-KHOHL-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /wəkɔl.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL i-MO
- clause
va-ya-A-le om-RI ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL i-MO mi-gib-be-TON
- sentence
va-ya-A-le om-RI ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL i-MO mi-gib-be-TON va-ya-TSU-ru al-tir-TSa
Exegesis
The proper name omri {עָמְרִ֛י | ʿāmrî} followed by ve-khol-yisrael {וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל | wə-ḵāl-yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘and all Israel’ indicates collective leadership.
Root and etymology
ś-rshin–resh
“prince, chief”
In context — 1 Kings 16:17
Then Omri and all Israel with him advanced from Gibbethon and encircled Tirzah .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 16:17, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל (vekholyisrael) 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.16.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.17.W3.S1) and character.