1 Kings 20:7:171 Kgs.20.7.W17TAB
וְלִזְהָבִ֔י
velizhavi
“and for my gold”
- Transliteration
- ve-liz-ha-VI
- Extended
- veh-lihz-haa-VEE
- IPA
- /və.liz.haːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for my gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-liz-ha-VI
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-khas-PI ve-liz-ha-VI
- clause
ki-sha-LAKH e-LAI le-na-SHAI u-le-va-NAI u-le-khas-PI ve-liz-ha-VI ve-LO ma-na-TI mim-ME-nu
- sentence
va-yik-RA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL le-khol-zik-NE ha-A-rets va-yo-MER de-U-na u-re-U KI ra-A ZE me-vak-KESH ki-sha-LAKH e-LAI le-na-SHAI u-le-va-NAI u-le-khas-PI ve-liz-ha-VI ve-LO ma-na-TI mim-ME-nu
In context — 1 Kings 20:7
And the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please give heed and observe that this man is seeking trouble —for he has sent to me for my wives, my sons, my silver, and my gold, and I withheld nothing from him.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Kings 20:7, so the Hebrew word וְלִזְהָבִ֔י (velizhavi) 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.20.7.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.7.W17.S1) and character.