1 Kings 16:5:81 Kgs.16.5.W8TAB

כְּתוּבִ֗ים

ketuvim

written

Transliteration
ke-tu-VIM
Extended
keh-too-VEEM
IPA
/kətuːˈviːm/

Meaning by language

English
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Result
כְּ + תוּ + בִ֗ים
ke + tu + vim
ketuvim

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-tu-VIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM

  3. clause

    ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    ve-YE-ter div-RE ba-sha va-a-SHER a-SA u-ge-vu-ra-TO ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL

Exegesis

Finally, ketuvim al-sefer divrei hayamim le-malkhei yisrael {כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל} employs nested construct chains ‘written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel’ to denote an authoritative royal archive.

In context1 Kings 16:5

As for the remaining events of Baasha’s reign—what he did and the might he displayed—are they not recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

About this coordinate

1 Kings 16:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 16:5, so the Hebrew word כְּתוּבִ֗ים (ketuvim) 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.16.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.5.W8.S1) and character.