1 Kings 17:5:31 Kgs.17.5.W3TAB
כִּדְבַ֣ר
kidvar
“according to the word of”
- Transliteration
- kid-VAR
- Extended
- kihd-VAHR
- IPA
- /kidˈvar/
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
va-ye-LEKH va-ya-AS kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH va-ya-AS kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH va-ye-SHEV be-na-KHAL ke-RIT a-SHER al-pe-NE ha-yar-DEN
Exegesis
The construct kî-dābār {כִּדְבַ֣ר | kî-ḏābār} ‘according to the word of’ introduces a source clause anchored by YHWH {יְהוָ֑ה | Yəhōwāh} ‘the LORD’, highlighting divine authority.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, command”
In context — 1 Kings 17:5
So he went and did according to the word of the LORD . He went and settled by the brook Kerith, which lies east of the Jordan.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 17:5, so the Hebrew word כִּדְבַ֣ר (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.17.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.5.W3.S1) and character.