1 Chronicles 16:19:41 Chr.16.19.W4TAB
כִּמְעַ֖ט
kimat
“as a few, as little”
- Transliteration
- kim-A-t
- Extended
- kihm-AH-t
- IPA
- /kimˈʕaṭ/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a few, as little
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
kim-A-t
- sentence
bih-he-YOT-khem meh-TEI mis-PA-r kim-A-t ve-ga-RIM BAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kim'at {כִּמְעַ֖ט | kimmə-ʿaṭ} intensifies fewness, while the conjunction vegarim {וְגָרִים | wə-gārîm} “and sojourners” introduces their status as resident aliens.
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:19
When you were few in number , few indeed, and sojourners in it.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 16:19, so the Hebrew word כִּמְעַ֖ט (kimat) 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 Chr.16.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.19.W4.S1) and character.