1 Kings 19:14:21 Kgs.19.14.W2TAB
קַנֹּ֨א
kano
“being jealous”
- Transliteration
- ka-NO
- Extended
- kah-NOH
- IPA
- /qanˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- being jealous
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-NO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ka-NO ki-NE-ti
- 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 be-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 be-kha-REV va-i-va-TER a-NI le-va-DI va-ye-vak-SHU et-naf-SHI to take it
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute kannō {קַנֹּא | kannō} intensifies the perfect qīnētî {קִנֵאתִי | qīnētî}, underscoring Elijah’s fervent zeal.
Root and etymology
ק־נ־אk–n–’
“to be zealous”
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 19:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 19:14, so the Hebrew word קַנֹּ֨א (kano) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.14.W2.S1) and character.