1 Kings 18:12:131 Kgs.18.12.W13TAB
לְאַחְאָ֛ב
leakhav
“to Ahab”
- Transliteration
- le-akh-AV
- Extended
- leh-akh-AAV
- IPA
- /ləʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ahab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-akh-AV
- phraseyour reading level
u-va-TI le-ha-GID le-akh-AV
- clause
ve-ha-YA a-NI e-LEKH me-i-TAKH ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH yis-SA-a-kha AL a-SHER lo-E-DA u-va-TI le-ha-GID le-akh-AV ve-LO yim-tsa-A-kha va-ha-ra-GA-ni
- sentence
ve-ha-YA a-NI e-LEKH me-i-TAKH ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH yis-SA-a-kha AL a-SHER lo-E-DA u-va-TI le-ha-GID le-akh-AV ve-LO yim-tsa-A-kha va-ha-ra-GA-ni ve-av-de-KHA ya-RE et-ye-ho-VAH min-ne-u-RAI
Root and etymology
א־ח־ב
“father’s brother”
In context — 1 Kings 18:12
And it will happen that when I go from you, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you to a place I do not know. And if I come to tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But your servant has feared the LORD from my youth .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 18:12, so the Hebrew word לְאַחְאָ֛ב (leakhav) 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.18.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.12.W13.S1) and character.