1 Kings 18:19:31 Kgs.18.19.W3TAB
קְבֹ֥ץ
kevots
“gather”
- Transliteration
- ke-VOTS
- Extended
- keh-VOHTS
- IPA
- /qəˈvɔts/
Meaning by language
- English
- gather
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-VOTS
- 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
q-b-ṣq-b-ṣ
“to gather, assemble”
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 18:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 18:19, so the Hebrew word קְבֹ֥ץ (kevots) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.19.W3.S1) and character.