1 Kings 19:18:21 Kgs.19.18.W2TAB
בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
beyisrael
“in Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /bəjis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hish-AR-ti be-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-hish-AR-ti be-yis-ra-EL shiv-AT a-la-FIM
- sentence
ve-hish-AR-ti be-yis-ra-EL shiv-AT a-la-FIM kal-ha-bir-KA-yim a-SHER lo-kha-re-U la-BA-al ve-khal-ha-PE a-SHER lo-na-SHAK LO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beyisrael {בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | bəyiśrāʾēl} ‘in Israel’ specifies the location of YHWH’s preserving act.
In context — 1 Kings 19:18
But I will leave seven thousand in Israel—every knee that has not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 19:18, so the Hebrew word בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (beyisrael) 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.19.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.18.W2.S1) and character.