1 Kings 20:36:161 Kgs.20.36.W16TAB
הָאַרְיֵ֖ה
haarye
“the lion”
- Transliteration
- ha-ar-YE
- Extended
- haa-ahr-YEH
- IPA
- /haː.ʔarˈjɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ar-YE
- phraseyour reading level
va-yim-tsa-E-hu ha-ar-YE
- clause
va-YE-lekh me-ET-slo va-yim-tsa-E-hu ha-ar-YE va-ya-KE-hu
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO YA-an a-SHER lo-sha-MA-e-ta be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-kha ho-LEKH me-i-TI ve-hik-KHE-kha ha-ar-YE va-YE-lekh me-ET-slo va-yim-tsa-E-hu ha-ar-YE va-ya-KE-hu
Exegesis
The repetition of ha’aryeh {הָאַרְיֵה | hā-’ār-yeh} ‘the lion’ frames both warning and execution, highlighting the inevitability of divine judgment.
Root and etymology
’-r-y’–r–y
“lion”
In context — 1 Kings 20:36
And he said to him, “Because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD , behold, as you depart from me the lion will strike you.” Then he went away from beside him, and the lion found him and struck him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:36:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 20:36, so the Hebrew word הָאַרְיֵ֖ה (haarye) 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.20.36.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.36.W16.S1) and character.