1 Kings 21:3:51 Kgs.21.3.W5TAB
לִּי֙
li
“from me or for me”
- Transliteration
- LI
- Extended
- LEE
- IPA
- /ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from me or for me
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LI
- phraseyour reading level
kha-li-LA LI
- clause
kha-li-LA LI me-ye-ho-VAH mi-tit-TI et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI LAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer na-VOT el-AKH-av kha-li-LA LI me-ye-ho-VAH mi-tit-TI et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI LAKH
Exegesis
The interjection chalilah li {חָלִ֤ילָה לִּי | ḥālîlāh lī} ‘far be it from me’ signals a strong prohibition with li marking the first person beneficiary.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-l-l
“to profane”
In context — 1 Kings 21:3
But Naboth said to Ahab, “May the LORD keep me from giving you the inheritance of my fathers .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 21:3, so the Hebrew word לִּי֙ (li) 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.21.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.3.W5.S1) and character.