1 Kings 21:26:111 Kgs.21.26.W11TAB

הוֹרִ֣ישׁ

horish

he dispossessed

Transliteration
ho-RISH
Extended
hoh-REESH
IPA
/hoːˈriːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
he dispossessed

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Result
הוֹ + רִ֣ישׁ
ho + rish
horish

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho-RISH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ho-RISH Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    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

  4. 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 relative clause asher horish YHWH mipnei benei yisrael {אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִישׁ יְהוָה מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ă·šer hō·rîš Yə·hō·wāh mîp·nê bə·nê Yiś·rāʾēl} emphasizes divine agency via the Hiphil perfect. The English rendering preserves sequence, intensification, and theological focus on idolatry and covenantal judgment.

Root and etymology

RootYod–Resh–Shin

to dispossess, drive out

In context1 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 21:26:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 21:26, so the Hebrew word הוֹרִ֣ישׁ (horish) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.26.W11.S1) and character.