1 Kings 21:4:201 Kgs.21.4.W20TAB

וְלֹֽא־אָ֥כַל

veloakhal

and he did not eat

Transliteration
ve-lo-A-khal
Extended
veh-loh-AA-khahl
IPA
/vəloː.ʔɔˈxal/

Meaning by language

English
and he did not eat

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + לֹֽא + אָ֥ + כַל
ve + lo + a + khal
veloakhal

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-lo-A-khal

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-lo-A-khal LA-khem

  3. clause

    va-yish-KAV al-mi-TA-to va-ya-SEV et-pa-NAV ve-lo-A-khal LA-khem

  4. sentence

    va-BO akh-AV el-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF al-ha-da-VAR a-sher-di-BER e-LAV na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI va-YO-mer lo-e-TEN le-KHA et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI va-yish-KAV al-mi-TA-to va-ya-SEV et-pa-NAV ve-lo-A-khal LA-khem

Root and etymology

ʾ-k-lʾ-k-l

to eat, consume

In context1 Kings 21:4

Ahab returned to his house sullen and angry over the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him when he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers .” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and did not eat bread .

About this coordinate

1 Kings 21:4:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 1 Kings 21:4, so the Hebrew word וְלֹֽא־אָ֥כַל (veloakhal) 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.21.4.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.4.W20.S1) and character.