1 Kings 17:9:121 Kgs.17.9.W12TAB
אַלְמָנָ֖ה
almana
“a widow”
- Transliteration
- al-ma-NA
- Extended
- ahl-meh-NAH
- IPA
- /ʔal.mɔːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a widow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ma-NA
- phraseyour reading level
i-SHA al-ma-NA
- clause
hi-NE tsi-vi-TI SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA le-khal-khe-LE-kha
- sentence
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM hi-NE tsi-vi-TI SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA le-khal-khe-LE-kha
Exegesis
The juxtaposition ishah almanah {אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה | ʼiššāh ʾalmānāh} marks the woman by both gender and marital status, accentuating her vulnerable standing.
Root and etymology
ʾ-l-m’alm
“one bereft”
In context — 1 Kings 17:9
Arise and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 17:9, so the Hebrew word אַלְמָנָ֖ה (almana) 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.17.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.9.W12.S1) and character.