1 Kings 18:19:21 Kgs.18.19.W2TAB
שְׁלַ֨ח
shelakh
“send”
- Transliteration
- she-LAKH
- Extended
- sheh-LAHKH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- send
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
she-LAKH
- phraseyour reading level
she-LAKH ke-VOTS e-LAI
- clause
ve-a-TA she-LAKH ke-VOTS e-LAI et-KAL-yis-ra-EL el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
- sentence
ve-a-TA she-LAKH ke-VOTS e-LAI et-KAL-yis-ra-EL el-HAR ha-kar-MEL ve-et-ne-vi-E ha-ba-AL ar-BA me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM u-ne-vi-E ha-a-she-RA ar-BA me-OT o-khe-LE shul-KHAN i-za-VEL
Exegesis
Two imperatives—šə-lāḥ {שְׁלַח | šə-lāḥ} ‘send’ and qə-vōṣ {קְבֹץ | qə-vōṣ} ‘gather’—outline a twofold command directed at Ahab, emphasizing dispatch and assembly.
Root and etymology
š-l-ḥš-l-ḥ
“to send, dispatch”
In context — 1 Kings 18:19
So now, send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and also the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:19, so the Hebrew word שְׁלַ֨ח (shelakh) 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.18.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.19.W2.S1) and character.