1 Kings 20:14:21 Kgs.20.14.W2TAB
אַחְאָב֙
akhav
“Ahab”
- Transliteration
- akh-AV
- Extended
- ahkh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔaħˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahab
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
akh-AV
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer akh-AV
- clause
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
- 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
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 20:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:14, so the Hebrew word אַחְאָב֙ (akhav) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.14.W2.S1) and character.