1 Kings 21:5:101 Kgs.21.5.W10TAB
וְאֵינְךָ֖
veenekha
“and you are not”
- Transliteration
- ve-E-ne-kha
- Extended
- veh-EE-neh-khah
- IPA
- /vəʔeːnˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you are not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-E-ne-kha
- clause
va-te-dab-BER e-LA-v MA-ze ru-KHA-kha sa-RA ve-E-ne-kha o-KHEL LA-khem
- sentence
va-ta-VO e-LA-v i-ze-VEL ish-TO va-te-dab-BER e-LA-v MA-ze ru-KHA-kha sa-RA ve-E-ne-kha o-KHEL LA-khem
Exegesis
The participial clause ve’einkha okhel lechem {וְאֵינְךָ֖ אֹכֵ֥ל לָֽחֶם | wə-ʾēn-kā ʾō-ḵēl lā-ḥem} describes an ongoing refusal to eat. Translations preserve Hebrew emphasis by retaining word order and rendering idioms into clear English.
In context — 1 Kings 21:5
Then Jezebel, his wife, came to him and spoke to him, “What is this? Why has your spirit turned aside, and you are not eating bread ?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 21:5, so the Hebrew word וְאֵינְךָ֖ (veenekha) 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.21.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.5.W10.S1) and character.