1 Kings 21:17:21 Kgs.21.17.W2TAB
דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-VAHR-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH el-e-li-YA-hu ha-tish-BI le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct phrase devar YHWH {דְּבַר־יְהוָה | də-ḇār Yə-hō-wāh} ‘word of the LORD’ functions as the subject, linking noun and divine name to emphasize authority.
Root and etymology
d-b-rdalet–bet–resh
“speak, declare”
In context — 1 Kings 21:17
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite , saying,
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 21:17, so the Hebrew word דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה (devaryehovah) 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.21.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.17.W2.S1) and character.