1 Kings 16:34:31 Kgs.16.34.W3TAB
חִיאֵ֛ל
khieel
“Hiel”
- Transliteration
- khi-e-EL
- Extended
- khih-eh-EEL
- IPA
- /ħi.ʔeːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hiel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
khi-e-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ba-NA khi-e-EL
- clause
be-ya-MAV ba-NA khi-e-EL BET ha-e-LI et-ye-ri-KHO
- sentence
be-ya-MAV ba-NA khi-e-EL BET ha-e-LI et-ye-ri-KHO ba-a-vi-RAM be-kho-RO yis-se-DA u-ve-she-GIV u-vis-ge-UV tse-i-RO hi-tsi-UV de-la-TE-ha ki-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER be-YAD ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN
Exegesis
The verb banah {בָּנָה | bā-nā} in VSO order identifies chi’el {חִיאֵל | ḥi-’ēl} as agent and introduces yerikho {יְרִיחֹה | yĕ-rî-ḥō-hā} via the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’eṯ}.
In context — 1 Kings 16:34
In his days, Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn, he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest, he set up its gates, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by the hand of Joshua son of Nun.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 16:34, so the Hebrew word חִיאֵ֛ל (khieel) 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.16.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.34.W3.S1) and character.