1 Kings 17:19:31 Kgs.17.19.W3TAB
תְּנִֽי־לִ֣י
tenili
“give {feminine singular imperative} to me”
- Transliteration
- te-NI-LI
- Extended
- teh-NEE-LEE
- IPA
- /təˈniː.liː/
Meaning by language
- English
- give {feminine singular imperative} to me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-NI-LI
- phraseyour reading level
te-NI-LI et-be-NEKH
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LE-ha te-NI-LI et-be-NEKH
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LE-ha te-NI-LI et-be-NEKH va-yik-ka-KHE-hu me-khe-KA va-ya-le-HU el-ha-a-li-YA a-SHER-HU yo-SHEV SHAM va-yash-ke-VE-hu al-mit-ta-TO
Exegesis
The imperative tenili {תְּנִי־לִ֣י | tənî-lî} delivers an urgent appeal.
In context — 1 Kings 17:19
And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her bosom , brought him up to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 17:19, so the Hebrew word תְּנִֽי־לִ֣י (tenili) 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.17.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.19.W3.S1) and character.