1 Kings 21:23:51 Kgs.21.23.W5TAB
הַכְּלָבִ֛ים
hakelavim
“the dogs”
- Transliteration
- ha-ke-la-VIM
- Extended
- hah-keh-lah-VEEM
- IPA
- /hak.kəlaˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the dogs
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ke-la-VIM
- clause
ha-ke-la-VIM yo-khe-LU et-e-ZE-vel be-KHEL yiz-re-EL
- sentence
ve-GAM-le-e-ZE-vel dib-BER ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-ke-la-VIM yo-khe-LU et-e-ZE-vel be-KHEL yiz-re-EL
Exegesis
The definite subject hakkalāvim {הַכְּלָבִים | hakkalāḇîm} plus the imperfect yōche·lû {יֹאכְל֥וּ | yōche·lû} conveys a certain future action.
Root and etymology
l-b-b
“heart, mind”
In context — 1 Kings 21:23
And also concerning Jezebel, the LORD has spoken, saying, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 21:23, so the Hebrew word הַכְּלָבִ֛ים (hakelavim) 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.21.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.23.W5.S1) and character.