1 Kings 19:14:161 Kgs.19.14.W16TAB
וָאִוָּתֵ֤ר
vaivater
“and I remained”
- Transliteration
- va-i-va-TER
- Extended
- vaa-ih-vah-TEHR
- IPA
- /vɔːʔiwɔːˈtɛːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I remained
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-i-va-TER
- phraseyour reading level
va-i-va-TER a-NI
- clause
va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI to take it
- 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 be-kha-REV va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI to take it
Exegesis
The Nifal imperfect wā’îwāṯēr {וָאִוָּתֵ֤ר | wā’îwāṯēr} plus ’ănî lə-vaddî {אֲנִי לְבַדִּי | ’ănî lə-vaddî} emphasize total isolation.
In context — 1 Kings 19:14
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts , since the sons of Israel have abandoned your covenant , torn down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking to take my life.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 19:14, so the Hebrew word וָאִוָּתֵ֤ר (vaivater) 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.19.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.14.W16.S1) and character.