1 Kings 18:46:51 Kgs.18.46.W5TAB
מָתְנָ֑יו
motnav
“his loins or his waist”
- Transliteration
- mot-na-V
- Extended
- moht-neh-V
- IPA
- /mɔθ.naːˈv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his loins or his waist
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mot-na-V
- clause
ve-YAD-ye-ho-VAH ha-ye-TA el-e-li-YA-hu va-ye-sha-NES mot-na-V
- sentence
ve-YAD-ye-ho-VAH ha-ye-TA el-e-li-YA-hu va-ye-sha-NES mot-na-V va-ya-RATS lif-NE akh-AV ad-bo-a-KHA yiz-re-e-LA
In context — 1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD was upon Elijah, and he girded up his waist , and he ran before Ahab as far as the entrance of Jezreel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:46:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 18:46, so the Hebrew word מָתְנָ֑יו (motnav) 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.18.46.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.46.W5.S1) and character.