1 Kings 16:20:31 Kgs.16.20.W3TAB
זִמְרִ֔י
zimri
“Zimri”
- Transliteration
- zim-RI
- Extended
- zihm-REE
- IPA
- /zimˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Zimri
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zim-RI
- phraseyour reading level
div-RE zim-RI
- clause
ve-YE-ter div-RE zim-RI ve-kish-RO a-SHER ka-SHAR
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-RE zim-RI ve-kish-RO a-SHER ka-SHAR ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct phrase divrei Zimri {דִּבְרֵי זִמְרִי | diḇ-rê zim-rî} ‘words of Zimri’ identifies the subject.
In context — 1 Kings 16:20
The other matters concerning Zimri—his deeds and the conspiracy he carried out—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 16:20, so the Hebrew word זִמְרִ֔י (zimri) 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.16.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.20.W3.S1) and character.