1 Kings 21:23:61 Kgs.21.23.W6TAB
יֹאכְל֥וּ
yokhelu
“will eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-khe-LU
- Extended
- yoh-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /joːχəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will eat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-khe-LU
- phraseyour reading level
yo-khe-LU et-e-ZE-vel
- 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
ʾ-k-lʾ-k-l
“to eat, consume”
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 21:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 21:23, so the Hebrew word יֹאכְל֥וּ (yokhelu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.23.W6.S1) and character.