1 Kings 19:9:61 Kgs.19.9.W6TAB
דְבַר־יְהוָה֙
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-vahr-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-hin-NE de-var-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV va-yo-MER LO ma-le-KHA PO e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ya-VO-SHAM el-ha-me-a-RA va-ya-LEN SHAM ve-hin-NE de-var-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV va-yo-MER LO ma-le-KHA PO e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
Devar-YHWH {דְבַר־יְהוָה | dəḇar YHWH} ‘the word of the LORD’ serves as the revelation’s subject.
Root and etymology
d-b-rDaled, Bet, Resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Kings 19:9
He went there to a cave and spent the night. Then the word of the LORD came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 19:9, so the Hebrew word דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ (devaryehovah) 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.19.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.9.W6.S1) and character.