1 Kings 18:20:51 Kgs.18.20.W5TAB
וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ
vayikbots
“and he gathered”
- Transliteration
- va-yik-BOTS
- Extended
- vah-yihk-BOHTS
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈbɔsˤ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he gathered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
va-yik-BOTS
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM
- clause
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH akh-AV be-KHOL-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
Exegesis
The narrative employs vav-consecutive imperfect verbs, first vayishlakh {וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח | wā-yiš-lā-ḥ} ‘and he sent’ followed by vayikbotz {וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ | wā-yiq-bōṣ} ‘and he gathered,’ creating a sequential action flow.
Root and etymology
Rootq-b-ṣ
“to gather, assemble”
In context — 1 Kings 18:20
So Ahab sent messages throughout all the children of Israel, and he gathered the prophets to Mount Carmel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:20, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקְבֹּ֥ץ (vayikbots) 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.18.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.20.W5.S1) and character.