1 Chronicles 21:18:111 Chr.21.18.W11TAB

מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙

mizbeakh

an altar

Transliteration
miz-BE-akh
Extended
mihz-BEH-akh
IPA
/mizˈbeː.aħ/

Meaning by language

English
an altar

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מִזְ + בֵּ֙ + חַ֙
miz + be + akh
mizbeakh

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Zayinz as in zero
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    miz-BE-akh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh

  3. clause

    KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI

  4. sentence

    u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH a-MAR el-GAD le-MOR le-da-VID KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI

Exegesis

The purpose is marked by le-haqim {לְהָקִים | ləhāqîm}, an infinitive construct indicating the intended action, namely setting up mizbeakh {מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbēaḥ} “altar” directed la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la-yhwh}.

Root and etymology

consonantszayin–bet–chet

to slaughter, sacrifice

In context1 Chronicles 21:18

And the angel of the LORD said to Gad, to say to David, that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 21:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 21:18, so the Hebrew word מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (mizbeakh) 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.21.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.18.W11.S1) and character.