1 Kings 19:10:141 Kgs.19.10.W14TAB
הָרְג֣וּ
hargu
“they have killed”
- Transliteration
- har-GU
- Extended
- haar-GOO
- IPA
- /hɔrˈɣuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have killed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
har-GU
- phraseyour reading level
har-GU ve-kha-REV
- clause
va-yo-MER ka-NO ki-NE-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE tse-va-OT ki-A-ze-VU ve-RIT-kha be-NE yis-ra-EL et-miz-be-kho-TE-kha ha-RA-SU ve-et-ne-vi-E-kha har-GU ve-kha-REV
- sentence
va-yo-MER ka-NO ki-NE-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE tse-va-OT ki-A-ze-VU ve-RIT-kha be-NE yis-ra-EL et-miz-be-kho-TE-kha ha-RA-SU ve-et-ne-vi-E-kha har-GU ve-kha-REV va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI le-kakh-TA
Exegesis
Three perfect verbs—azvu {עָזְבוּ | ʿa-zvū}, harasu {הָרָסוּ | hā-rā-sū}, haregu {הָרְגוּ | hā-rə-gū}—outline apostasy, desecration, and violence.
Root and etymology
ה–ר–ג
“slay, kill”
In context — 1 Kings 19:10
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts , for the sons of Israel have forsaken your covenant ; they have torn down your altars, slain your prophets with the sword; and I alone am left, and they seek my life to take it.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 19:10, so the Hebrew word הָרְג֣וּ (hargu) 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.19.10.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.10.W14.S1) and character.