Hosea 13:8:9Hos.13.8.W9TAB
כְּלָבִ֔יא
kelavi
“like a lion”
- Transliteration
- ke-la-VI
- Extended
- keh-lah-VEE
- IPA
- /kəlaˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-la-VI
- clause
ve-ok-LEM SHAM ke-la-VI kha-YAT ha-sa-DE te-vak-KEM
- sentence
ef-ge-SHEM ke-DOV shak-KUL ve-ek-RA se-GOR li-BAM ve-ok-LEM SHAM ke-la-VI kha-YAT ha-sa-DE te-vak-KEM
Exegesis
Two similes heighten the predatory imagery: kedov shakhol {כְּדֹ֣ב שָׁכ֔וּל | kə-dōv šākûl} evokes the uncontrolled rage of a bereaved bear, and kelavi {כְּלָבִ֔יא | kə-lāvî} intensifies the scene with lion-like devouring.
In context — Hosea 13:8
I will meet them like a bereaved bear, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, and the beast of the field will rip them open.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Hosea 13:8, so the Hebrew word כְּלָבִ֔יא (kelavi) 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 Hos.13.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.8.W9.S1) and character.