1 Kings 17:15:31 Kgs.17.15.W3TAB
כִּדְבַ֣ר
kidvar
“according to the word of”
- Transliteration
- kid-VAR
- Extended
- kihd-VAHR
- IPA
- /kidˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to the word of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kid-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
kid-VAR e-li-YA-hu
- clause
va-te-LEKH va-ta-a-SE kid-VAR e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
va-te-LEKH va-ta-a-SE kid-VAR e-li-YA-hu va-to-A-khal hu-ve-hi HI va-HU u-ve-TAH ya-MIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase kidvar Eliyahu {כִּדְבַ֣ר אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ | kî·ḏə·ḇar ’ê·lî·yā·hû} functions instrumentally, indicating that her actions were grounded in the prophetic word.
Root and etymology
d-b-r
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Kings 17:15
So she went and did according to the word of Elijah , and she, he, and her household ate for days .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 17:15, so the Hebrew word כִּדְבַ֣ר (kidvar) 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.17.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.15.W3.S1) and character.