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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ho-RISH
- phraseyour reading level
ho-RISH Ye-ho-VAH
- 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
- 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 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 21:26:11 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.