1 Kings 18:6:91 Kgs.18.6.W9TAB
לְבַדּ֔וֹ
levaddo
“by himself alone”
- Transliteration
- le-vad-DO
- Extended
- leh-vahd-DOH
- IPA
- /ləvadˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by himself alone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
le-vad-DO
- clause
akh-AV ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh e-KHAD le-vad-DO ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD le-vad-DO
- sentence
va-ye-KHA-le-KU la-HEM et-ha-A-rets la-a-VAR-ba akh-AV ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh e-KHAD le-vad-DO ve-o-vad-YA-hu ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh-e-KHAD le-vad-DO
Exegesis
The repetition of ləḇaddô {לְבַדּוֹ | ləḇaddô} ‘by himself’ emphasizes separation in execution even while the overall plan remains coordinated; English commonly renders the second “one way” as “another way” to reflect the implied complement created by the initial division.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart”
In context — 1 Kings 18:6
So they divided the land among themselves to pass through it; Ahab went by one way by himself , and Obadiah went by another way by himself.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 18:6, so the Hebrew word לְבַדּ֔וֹ (levaddo) 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.18.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.6.W9.S1) and character.