1 Kings 18:4:81 Kgs.18.4.W8TAB
עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ
ovadyahu
“Obadiah”
- Transliteration
- o-vad-ya-HU
- Extended
- oh-vahd-yah-HOO
- IPA
- /ʕo.vad.jaˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Obadiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
o-vad-ya-HU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH o-vad-ya-HU
- clause
va-yik-KAKH o-vad-ya-HU me-A ne-vi-IM va-yakh-bi-EM kha-mi-SHIM ISH ba-me-a-RA ve-khil-ke-LAM LE-khem va-MA-yim
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-hakh-RIT i-ZE-vel ET ne-vi-E ye-ho-VAH va-yik-KAKH o-vad-ya-HU me-A ne-vi-IM va-yakh-bi-EM kha-mi-SHIM ISH ba-me-a-RA ve-khil-ke-LAM LE-khem va-MA-yim
Root and etymology
ע־ב־ד
“to serve”
In context — 1 Kings 18:4
And it came about when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the LORD that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, hid fifty in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 18:4, so the Hebrew word עֹבַדְיָ֜הוּ (ovadyahu) 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.18.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.4.W8.S1) and character.