1 Kings 18:31:111 Kgs.18.31.W11TAB
דְבַר־יְהוָ֤ה
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-var-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV
- clause
a-SHER ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV le-MOR yis-ra-EL yih-YE she-ME-kha
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH e-li-YA-hu she-TIM e-se-RE a-va-NIM ke-mis-PAR shiv-TE ve-NE-ya-a-KOV a-SHER ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV le-MOR yis-ra-EL yih-YE she-ME-kha
Exegesis
The relative clause asher hayah devar-YHWH elav lemor {אֲשֶׁר֩ הָיָ֨ה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר | ʾăšer hāyâ dəḇar-YHWH ʾēlāv lēʾmōr} ‘which was the word of the LORD to him, saying’ introduces the divine naming declaration.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word”
In context — 1 Kings 18:31
And Elijah took twelve stones , according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:31:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 18:31, so the Hebrew word דְבַר־יְהוָ֤ה (devaryehovah) 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.18.31.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.31.W11.S1) and character.