1 Kings 16:4:91 Kgs.16.4.W9TAB
יֹאכְל֖וּ
yokhelu
“they will eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-khe-LU
- Extended
- yoh-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /jɔʔχəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-khe-LU
- clause
ve-ha-MET LO ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-MA-yim
- 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
Exegesis
The locative baʿîr {בָּעִ֔יר | bā-ʿîr} ‘in the city’ sets the first scene, followed by yokhelu {יֹֽאכְל֖וּ | yōʾə-ḵə-lū} ‘they will eat’ in an imperfect conveying impending action as the apodosis of a prophetic oracle.
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 16:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 16:4, so the Hebrew word יֹאכְל֖וּ (yokhelu) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.4.W9.S1) and character.