1 Kings 16:4:51 Kgs.16.4.W5TAB
הַכְּלָבִ֑ים
hakelavim
“the dogs”
- Transliteration
- ha-ke-la-VIM
- Extended
- hah-keh-lah-VEEM
- IPA
- /hakləvaˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the dogs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ha-ke-la-VIM
- clause
ha-MET le-va-SHA ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM
- sentence
ha-MET le-va-SHA ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET LO ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-MA-yim
Root and etymology
k-l-bkaf–lamed–bet
“dog”
In context — 1 Kings 16:4
The one belonging to Baasha who dies in the city, dogs will eat; and the one belonging to him who dies in the field, birds of the sky will eat.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 16:4, so the Hebrew word הַכְּלָבִ֑ים (hakelavim) 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.16.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.4.W5.S1) and character.