1 Kings 17:16:21 Kgs.17.16.W2TAB
הַקֶּ֙מַח֙
hakemakh
“the flour”
- Transliteration
- ha-KE-makh
- Extended
- hah-KEH-mahkh
- IPA
- /haˈqɛ.maħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the flour
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-KE-makh
- phraseyour reading level
KAD ha-KE-makh
- clause
KAD ha-KE-makh LO kha-la-TA ve-tsap-PA-khat ha-SHE-men LO kha-SER
- sentence
KAD ha-KE-makh LO kha-la-TA ve-tsap-PA-khat ha-SHE-men LO kha-SER kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER be-YAD e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The parallel structure kad hakemach lo kalatah {כַ֤ד הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ לֹ֣א כָלָ֔תָה} “jar of the flour not was used up” and vetzappachat hashemen lo chaser {וְצַפַּ֥חַת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑ר} “and jug of the oil not lacked” emphasizes continuous divine provision.
Root and etymology
כ־מ־ח
“ground grain”
In context — 1 Kings 17:16
The jar of flour was not consumed, and the jug of oil did not run out according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by the hand of Elijah .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 17:16, so the Hebrew word הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ (hakemakh) 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.17.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.16.W2.S1) and character.