1 Chronicles 20:6:31 Chr.20.6.W3TAB
בְּגַ֑ת
begat
“at Gath”
- Transliteration
- be-GAT
- Extended
- beh-GAHT
- IPA
- /bəˈɣaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- at Gath
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-GAT
- clause
va-te-HI-OD mil-kha-MA be-GAT
- sentence
va-te-HI-OD mil-kha-MA be-GAT va-ye-HI ISH mid-DA ve-ets-be-o-TAI-v SHESH-va-SHESH e-se-RIM ve-ar-BA ve-GAM-HU no-LAD le-ha-ra-FA
Exegesis
The noun milchamah {מִלְחָמָה | mil·ḥā·māh} “battle” sets a martial scene, and the locative beGat {בְּגַת | bə·Gaṯ} “in Gath” specifies the setting.
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:6
And there was again battle in Gath, and there was a man of great stature whose fingers were six on each hand and whose toes were six on each foot, twenty and four in total; and he also was born to Rapha .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 20:6, so the Hebrew word בְּגַ֑ת (begat) 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.20.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.6.W3.S1) and character.