1 Kings 21:29:61 Kgs.21.29.W6TAB
כִּֽי־נִכְנַ֣ע
kinikhna
“that he has humbled himself”
- Transliteration
- ki-nikh-NA
- Extended
- KEE-nihkh-NAH
- IPA
- /kiː.nixˈnaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- that he has humbled himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-nikh-NA
- phraseyour reading level
ki-nikh-NA mip-pa-NAI
- clause
YA-an ki-nikh-NA mip-pa-NAI lo-A-vi a-VI ha-ra-A be-ya-MAV bi-ME ve-NO a-VI ha-ra-A al-BE-to
- sentence
ha-ra-I-ta ki-nikh-NA akh-AV mil-le-fa-NAI YA-an ki-nikh-NA mip-pa-NAI lo-A-vi a-VI ha-ra-A be-ya-MAV bi-ME ve-NO a-VI ha-ra-A al-BE-to
Exegesis
The prefixed conjunction and verb ki-nikhna‘ {כִּי־נִכְנַ֥ע | kî-niḵ-na‘} ‘because he has humbled himself’ is repeated to emphasize Ahab’s self-humbling before God.
Root and etymology
כ־נ־ע
“to humble oneself”
In context — 1 Kings 21:29
Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me ? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the disaster in his days, but in the days of his son I will bring the disaster upon his house .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 21:29, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־נִכְנַ֣ע (kinikhna) 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.21.29.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.29.W6.S1) and character.