1 Kings 20:14:111 Kgs.20.14.W11TAB
מִֽי־יֶאְסֹ֥ר
miyeesor
“who shall bind or begin”
- Transliteration
- mi-ye-e-SOR
- Extended
- mee-yeh-eh-SOHR
- IPA
- /miː.jɛʔˈsoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- who shall bind or begin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-ye-e-SOR
- phraseyour reading level
mi-ye-e-SOR ham-mil-kha-MA
- clause
va-YO-mer mi-ye-e-SOR ham-mil-kha-MA va-YO-mer a-TA
- sentence
va-YO-mer akh-AV be-MI va-YO-mer ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH be-na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT va-YO-mer mi-ye-e-SOR ham-mil-kha-MA va-YO-mer a-TA
Exegesis
The second inquiry mî-ye’ĕsôr hammilḥāmâ {מִֽי־יֶאְסֹ֥ר הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | mî-ye’ĕsôr hammilḥāmâ} ‘who will bind the battle’ highlights divine control over warfare. The formal version preserves Hebrew syntax for precision, while the dynamic renders the sequence idiomatically for readability.
Root and etymology
Roots-r-r
“to turn aside, be sullen”
In context — 1 Kings 20:14
Ahab asked, “By whom?” Then the prophet answered, “Thus says the LORD : ‘By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Ahab then asked, “Who will begin the battle?” And the prophet replied, “You.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 20:14, so the Hebrew word מִֽי־יֶאְסֹ֥ר (miyeesor) 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.20.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.14.W11.S1) and character.