1 Kings 19:21:61 Kgs.19.21.W6TAB
וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ
vayizbakhehu
“and he sacrificed him or it”
- Transliteration
- va-yiz-ba-KHE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yihz-bah-KHEE-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jiz.baˈħeː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he sacrificed him or it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yiz-ba-KHE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH et-TSE-med ha-ba-KAR va-yiz-ba-KHE-hu
- clause
va-ya-SHAV me-a-kha-RAV va-yik-KAKH et-TSE-med ha-ba-KAR va-yiz-ba-KHE-hu u-vikh-LI ha-ba-KAR bish-she-LAM ha-ba-SAR va-yit-TEN la-AM va-yo-KHE-lu
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV me-a-kha-RAV va-yik-KAKH et-TSE-med ha-ba-KAR va-yiz-ba-KHE-hu u-vikh-LI ha-ba-KAR bish-she-LAM ha-ba-SAR va-yit-TEN la-AM va-yo-KHE-lu va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH a-kha-RE e-li-YA-hu va-ye-sha-re-TE-hu
Exegesis
The Piel forms vayyizbaḥēhû {וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ | vayyizbaḥēhû} ‘and he sacrificed it’ and bishlam {בִּשְּׁלָם | biššalām} ‘to cook them’ highlight the ritual character of meal preparation.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin–bet–chet
“to sacrifice”
In context — 1 Kings 19:21
So he returned from following him, took a team of oxen , and sacrificed them. With the oxen’s equipment he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he rose, followed Elijah , and ministered to him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 19:21, so the Hebrew word וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ (vayizbakhehu) 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.19.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.21.W6.S1) and character.