1 Kings 18:27:31 Kgs.18.27.W3TAB
וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל
vayehattel
“and he mocked”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-hat-TEL
- Extended
- vah-yeh-haht-TEEL
- IPA
- /vaj.jəhatˈteːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he mocked
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-hat-TEL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-hat-TEL BA-hem e-li-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-HI va-tso-ho-ra-YIM va-ye-hat-TEL BA-hem e-li-YA-hu va-yo-MER kir-E-u be-KOL-ga-DOL ki-e-lo-HIM HU KI SI-akh ve-khi-SIG LO ve-khi-DE-rekh LO
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-tso-ho-ra-YIM va-ye-hat-TEL BA-hem e-li-YA-hu va-yo-MER kir-E-u be-KOL-ga-DOL ki-e-lo-HIM HU KI SI-akh ve-khi-SIG LO ve-khi-DE-rekh LO u-LAI ya-SHEN HU ve-yi-KATS
Exegesis
Elijah’s mockery is marked by the Piel imperfect vayehatel {וַיְהַתֵּל | wə-haṯ-têl}, “and he mocked,” with bahem {בָּהֶם | bā-hem} indicating the target “among them.”
In context — 1 Kings 18:27
And it was at noon, and Elijah mocked them and said, “Call with a loud voice, for he is a god . For he is meditating , or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and will awaken.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 18:27, so the Hebrew word וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל (vayehattel) 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.18.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.27.W3.S1) and character.