1 Kings 18:15:111 Kgs.18.15.W11TAB
אֵרָאֶ֥ה
erae
“I will appear”
- Transliteration
- e-ra-E
- Extended
- ee-raa-EH
- IPA
- /ʔeː.raːˈʔɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will appear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
e-ra-E
- phraseyour reading level
e-ra-E e-LAV
- clause
KI ha-YOM e-ra-E e-LAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu KHAI ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT a-SHER a-mad-TI le-fa-NAV KI ha-YOM e-ra-E e-LAV
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘surely’ transitions to the Nifal imperfect era’eh {אֵרָאֶ֥ה | ’ê-rā-’eh} ‘I will appear’, followed by elav {אֵלָֽיו | ’ê-lāw} ‘to him’, referring to King Ahab. The structure underscores the solemnity of the oath and Elijah’s personal pledge.
Root and etymology
Rootr-'-h
“see”
In context — 1 Kings 18:15
And Elijah said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I have stood , surely today I will appear to him.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 18:15, so the Hebrew word אֵרָאֶ֥ה (erae) 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.18.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.15.W11.S1) and character.