1 Kings 18:16:21 Kgs.18.16.W2TAB
עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ
ovadyahu
“Obadiah”
- Transliteration
- o-vad-ya-HU
- Extended
- oh-vahd-yah-HOO
- IPA
- /ʕoː.vad.jaːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Obadiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-vad-ya-HU
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-lekh o-vad-ya-HU
- clause
va-YE-lekh o-vad-ya-HU lik-RA-t akh-AV va-ya-GED-lo
- sentence
va-YE-lekh o-vad-ya-HU lik-RA-t akh-AV va-ya-GED-lo va-YE-lekh akh-AV lik-RA-t e-li-YA-hu
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve”
In context — 1 Kings 18:16
Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, then Ahab went to meet Elijah .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:16, so the Hebrew word עֹבַדְיָ֛הוּ (ovadyahu) 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.18.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.16.W2.S1) and character.