1 Kings 13:1:111 Kgs.13.1.W11TAB
עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
alhamizbehakh
“upon the altar”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-miz-BEH-akh
- Extended
- ahl-hah-mihz-BEH-akh
- IPA
- /ʕal.ham.mizˈbeːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the altar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-miz-BEH-akh
- phraseyour reading level
oh-MED al-ha-miz-BEH-akh
- clause
veh-yah-rahv-AAM oh-MED al-ha-miz-BEH-akh leh-hak-TEER
- sentence
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL veh-yah-rahv-AAM oh-MED al-ha-miz-BEH-akh leh-hak-TEER
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive ve-Yarov’am omed {וְיָרָבְעָם עֹמֵד | wə-yā-rā-ḇə-ʿām ʿō-mēḏ} sets the temporal background, while al ha-mizbeach le-haktir {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לְהַקְטִיר | ʿal ham-miz-bē-aḥ lə-hak-ṯîr} forms a purpose clause indicating ritual intent. The English renderings preserve Hebrew word order and thematic emphasis on divine commissioning and cultic action.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin–bet–chet
“to slaughter for worship”
In context — 1 Kings 13:1
And behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, where Jeroboam was standing on the altar to burn incense.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 13:1, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ (alhamizbehakh) 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 Kgs.13.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.1.W11.S1) and character.