1 Kings 22:24:51 Kgs.22.24.W5TAB
אֶת־מִיכָ֖יְהוּ
etmikhayehu
“Micaiah”
- Transliteration
- et-mi-kha-YE-hu
- Extended
- EHT-mih-khaa-YEH-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.miː.χaːjˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Micaiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-mi-kha-YE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-yak-KE et-mi-kha-YE-hu
- clause
va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu BEN-ke-na-a-NA va-yak-KE et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi
- sentence
va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu BEN-ke-na-a-NA va-yak-KE et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi va-yo-MER EI-ZE a-VAR RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH me-it-TI le-dab-BER o-TAKH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | et} signals Mîḥayâhû as the patient of the blow.
In context — 1 Kings 22:24
Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached and struck Micaiah on the cheek , and he said, “Which way did the spirit of the LORD pass from me to speak with you?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 22:24, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִיכָ֖יְהוּ (etmikhayehu) 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.22.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.24.W5.S1) and character.