1 Kings 18:41:31 Kgs.18.41.W3TAB
לְאַחְאָ֔ב
leakhav
“to Ahab”
- Transliteration
- le-akh-AV
- Extended
- leh-akh-AAV
- IPA
- /ləʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ahab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
le-akh-AV
- clause
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu le-akh-AV a-LE e-KHOL u-she-TE
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu le-akh-AV a-LE e-KHOL u-she-TE ki-KOL ha-MON ha-GA-shem
Exegesis
Elijah (Eliyahu) serves as subject with the indirect object le’ach’av {לְאַחְאָב | lə-ʾaḥ-’āḇ} ‘to Ahab’.
Root and etymology
א־ח־ב
“father’s brother”
In context — 1 Kings 18:41
And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for the roaring of the rain is heard.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:41:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 18:41, so the Hebrew word לְאַחְאָ֔ב (leakhav) 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.18.41.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.41.W3.S1) and character.