1 Kings 18:37:41 Kgs.18.37.W4TAB
וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙
veyedeu
“and may they know”
- Transliteration
- ve-ye-de-U
- Extended
- veh-yee-deh-OO
- IPA
- /vəjeːdˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and may they know
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ye-de-U
- clause
a-NE-ni Ye-ho-VAH a-NE-ni ve-ye-de-U ha-AM ha-ZE ki-A-ta Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-NE-ni Ye-ho-VAH a-NE-ni ve-ye-de-U ha-AM ha-ZE ki-A-ta Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM ve-A-ta ha-sib-BO-ta ET-li-BAM a-kho-ra-NIT
Exegesis
The Vav-consecutive veyedu {וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ | wə-yē-ḏə-ʾû} ‘and they will know’ links the petition to its intended outcome.
In context — 1 Kings 18:37
Answer me, LORD ; answer me, so that this people may know that You, LORD, are God , and that You have restored their hearts again.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 18:37, so the Hebrew word וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ (veyedeu) 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.18.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.37.W4.S1) and character.