1 Kings 17:6:21 Kgs.17.6.W2TAB
מְבִיאִ֨ים
meviiim
“bringing”
- Transliteration
- me-vi-IIM
- Extended
- meh-vee-EEM
- IPA
- /məviˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- bringing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
me-vi-IIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-vi-IIM LO
- 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 participle meviim {מְבִיאִים | mə-bî-’îm} ‘bringing’ conveys ongoing action, while lo {לוֹ | lō} ‘to him’ marks Elijah as recipient.
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 17:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 17:6, so the Hebrew word מְבִיאִ֨ים (meviiim) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.6.W2.S1) and character.