1 Kings 21:24:81 Kgs.21.24.W8TAB
יֹאכְל֖וּ
yokhelu
“they will eat”
- Transliteration
- yo-khe-LU
- Extended
- yoh-kheh-LOO
- IPA
- /joːχəˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they 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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Word in context
- word
yo-khe-LU
- clause
ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
ha-MET le-akh-AV ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
In both clauses the imperfect verb yōḵə-lû {יֹאכְל֖וּ | yō-ḵə-lû} precedes its subject (ha-ke-lā-vîm {הַכְּלָבִים | ha-ke-lā-vîm} “the dogs” and ʿôp̄ ha-šā-mā-yim {עוף השמים | ʿôp̄ ha-šā-mā-yim} “birds of the heavens”), reflecting VSO order and foregrounding the inevitability of consumption. The juxtaposition of city and field broadens the scope of divine retribution.
Root and etymology
ʾ-k-lʾ-k-l
“to eat, consume”
In context — 1 Kings 21:24
The one who dies belonging to Ahab in the city, the dogs will eat; and the one who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 21:24, so the Hebrew word יֹאכְל֖וּ (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.21.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.24.W8.S1) and character.