1 Kings 17:3:51 Kgs.17.3.W5TAB
קֵ֑דְמָה
kedma
“eastward”
- Transliteration
- KED-ma
- Extended
- KEED-mah
- IPA
- /ˈqeːdmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- eastward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KED-ma
- clause
LEKH miz-ZE u-fa-NI-ta le-KHA KED-ma
- sentence
LEKH miz-ZE u-fa-NI-ta le-KHA KED-ma ve-nis-tar-TA be-na-KHAL khe-RIT a-SHER al-pe-NE ha-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The directional adverb qē-ḏmā {קֵ֑דְמָה | qē-ḏmā} ‘eastward’ guides motion.
Root and etymology
m-hmem–he
“what”
In context — 1 Kings 17:3
Go from here and turn eastward for yourself, and hide in the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 17:3, so the Hebrew word קֵ֑דְמָה (kedma) 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.17.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.3.W5.S1) and character.