1 Kings 17:6:11 Kgs.17.6.W1TAB
וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים
vehaorvim
“and the ravens”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-or-VIM
- Extended
- veh-haa-ohre-VEEM
- IPA
- /vɛhaː.ʕɔrˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the ravens
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-or-VIM
- clause
ve-ha-or-VIM me-vi-IIM LO LE-khem u-va-SAR ba-BO-ker ve-LE-khem u-va-SAR ba-A-rev
- sentence
ve-ha-or-VIM me-vi-IIM LO LE-khem u-va-SAR ba-BO-ker ve-LE-khem u-va-SAR ba-A-rev u-min-ha-NA-khal yish-TE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the subject phrase vehaorvim {וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים | wə-hā-ʿôr-vîm} ‘the ravens’, maintaining narrative continuity.
Root and etymology
ע-ר-ב
“to be dark, twilight”
In context — 1 Kings 17:6
And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the stream .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:6, so the Hebrew word וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים (vehaorvim) 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.17.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.6.W1.S1) and character.