Isaiah 14:18:5Isa.14.18.W5TAB
בְכָב֖וֹד
vekhavod
“in glory or in honor”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-VOD
- Extended
- veh-khaa-VOHD
- IPA
- /vəχɔˈvoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- in glory or in honor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kha-VOD
- phraseyour reading level
sha-khe-VU ve-kha-VOD
- clause
sha-khe-VU ve-kha-VOD ISH be-VE-to
- sentence
KAL-mal-KHE go-YIM ku-LAM sha-khe-VU ve-kha-VOD ISH be-VE-to
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bekavod {בְּכָב֖וֹד | bə-kāvôḏ} functions as an adverbial of manner indicating honor.
Root and etymology
k-v-d
“weight, honor, glory”
In context — Isaiah 14:18
All the kings of the nations—every one of them—lie down in glory , each in his own house .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 14:18, so the Hebrew word בְכָב֖וֹד (vekhavod) 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 Isa.14.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.18.W5.S1) and character.