1 Kings 21:26:11 Kgs.21.26.W1TAB
וַיַּתְעֵ֣ב
vayatev
“and he acted abominably”
- Transliteration
- va-yat-EV
- Extended
- vah-yat-EEV
- IPA
- /vaj.jatˈʕeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he acted abominably
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yat-EV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yat-EV me-OD
- clause
va-yat-EV me-OD la-LE-khet a-kha-RE ha-gil-lu-LIM
- sentence
va-yat-EV me-OD la-LE-khet a-kha-RE ha-gil-lu-LIM ke-KHOL a-SHER a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ho-RISH Ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the verb vayatev {וַיַּתְעֵ֣ב | wayyat·ʿēḇ} ‘and he acted abominably’, a Piel imperfect with vav-consecutive indicating past narrative action.
Root and etymology
RootTav–Ayin–Bet
“to abhor, detest”
In context — 1 Kings 21:26
And he acted in an exceedingly abominable way by going after the idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out before the sons of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:26, so the Hebrew word וַיַּתְעֵ֣ב (vayatev) 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.21.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.26.W1.S1) and character.