1 Kings 17:2:21 Kgs.17.2.W2TAB
דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה
devaryehovah
“the word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-VAHR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct chain devar {דְבַר־ | dəḇar-} ‘word’ with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} ‘the LORD’ designates a prophetic oracle.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 17:2
And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 17:2, so the Hebrew word דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה (devaryehovah) 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.17.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.2.W2.S1) and character.