1 Kings 19:12:111 Kgs.19.12.W11TAB

דַקָּֽה׃

dakka

thin or gentle

Transliteration
DAK-ka
Extended
DAHK-kah
IPA
/ˈdaq.qɑː/

Meaning by language

English
thin or gentle

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Result
דַק + קָּֽה׃
dak + ka
dakka

Alphabet Analysis

Daletd as in door
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    DAK-ka

  2. phraseyour reading level

    de-ma-MA DAK-ka

  3. clause

    ve-a-KHAR ha-ESH KOL de-ma-MA DAK-ka

  4. sentence

    ve-a-KHAR ha-RA-ash ESH LO va-ESH ye-ho-VAH ve-a-KHAR ha-ESH KOL de-ma-MA DAK-ka

Exegesis

The second ve’achar ha’esh {וְאַחַ֣ר הָאֵ֔שׁ | wə-ʾa-ḵar hā-ʾēš} restores anticipation, leading to the noun–adjective sequence kol demamah dakkah {ק֖וֹל דְּמָמָ֥ה דַקָּֽה | qōl də-mā-māh daq-qāh}, where the postpositive adjective intensifies the intimate quality of silence. English preserves the temporal markers, reflects the verbless structure for emphasis, and mirrors Hebrew word order to maintain theological nuance of divine self-manifestation through subtle sound.

In context1 Kings 19:12

After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper .

About this coordinate

1 Kings 19:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 19:12, so the Hebrew word דַקָּֽה׃ (dakka) 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.19.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.12.W11.S1) and character.