1 Kings 18:36:211 Kgs.18.36.W21TAB
וּבִדְבָרְךָ֣
uvidvarekha
“and by your word”
- Transliteration
- u-vid-va-re-KHA
- Extended
- oo-vihd-vah-reh-KHAA
- IPA
- /uvɪðvaːˈrɛ.xaː/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-vid-va-re-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-dva-re-KHA u-vid-va-re-KHA a-SI-ti
- clause
u-ve-dva-re-KHA u-vid-va-re-KHA a-SI-ti ET kal-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-a-LOT ha-min-KHA va-yig-GASH e-li-YA-hu ha-na-VI va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE av-ra-HAM yits-KHAK ve-yis-ra-EL ha-YOM yi-va-DA ki-a-TA e-lo-HIM be-yis-ra-EL va-a-NI av-DE-kha u-ve-dva-re-KHA u-vid-va-re-KHA a-SI-ti ET kal-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The causal construction bidvarcha asiti {בִּדְבָרְךָ עָשִׂיתִי | bi·d·wā·r·ḵā ’ā·sî·tî} links each action directly to divine command, underscoring obedience. The verse’s structure moves from temporal setting to invocation, petition, self-identification, and confession of obedience, highlighting divine sovereignty and faithful human service within the covenantal framework.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter, command”
In context — 1 Kings 18:36
When the offering time arrived, Elijah the prophet drew near and declared, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel , let it be recognized today that You alone are God in Israel and that I am Your servant , and by Your word I have carried out all these things.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:36:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 1 Kings 18:36, so the Hebrew word וּבִדְבָרְךָ֣ (uvidvarekha) 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.18.36.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.36.W21.S1) and character.