1 Kings 21:1:31 Kgs.21.1.W3TAB
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
haddevarim
“the words or the matters”
- Transliteration
- had-de-va-RIM
- Extended
- had-deh-vah-REEM
- IPA
- /had.dəvaˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the words or the matters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
had-de-va-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
had-de-va-RIM ha-E-leh
- clause
va-ye-HI a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-E-leh KE-rem ha-YA le-na-VOT hay-yiz-re-e-LI a-SHER be-yiz-re-EL
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-KHAR had-de-va-RIM ha-E-leh KE-rem ha-YA le-na-VOT hay-yiz-re-e-LI a-SHER be-yiz-re-EL E-tsel he-KHAL a-kh-AV ME-lekh shom-ron
Exegesis
The temporal clause achar had-devarim ha-elleh {אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵ֔לֶּה | ʾaḥar ha-dəbā-rîm hā-ʾêlleh} ‘after these events’ establishes chronological order.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“to speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 21:1
After these events, Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, adjacent to the royal hall of Ahab, king of Samaria.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 21:1, so the Hebrew word הַדְּבָרִ֣ים (haddevarim) 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.1.W3.S1) and character.