1 Kings 17:16:91 Kgs.17.16.W9TAB
כִּדְבַ֤ר
kidvar
“according to the word of”
- Transliteration
- kid-VAR
- Extended
- kihd-VAHR
- IPA
- /kidˈvaːr/
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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER be-YAD e-li-YA-hu
- 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 prepositional phrase kidvar YHWH {כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָ֔ה} “according to the word of the LORD” indicates causality and the binding nature of divine promise.
Root and etymology
k-d-d
“jar”
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 17:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 17:16, so the Hebrew word כִּדְבַ֤ר (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.17.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.16.W9.S1) and character.