1 Kings 19:12:71 Kgs.19.12.W7TAB
וְאַחַ֣ר
veakhar
“and after”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-KHAR
- Extended
- veh-ah-KHAR
- IPA
- /vəʔaˈħar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and after
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-KHAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-KHAR ha-ESH
- clause
ve-a-KHAR ha-ESH KOL de-ma-MA DAK-ka
- 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 verse uses ve’achar {וְאַחַ֤ר | wə-ʾa-ḵar} to introduce successive theophanies.
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 context — 1 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 19:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 19:12, so the Hebrew word וְאַחַ֣ר (veakhar) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.12.W7.S1) and character.