1 Kings 13:1:121 Kgs.13.1.W12TAB
לְהַקְטִֽיר׃
lehhakteer
“to burn incense”
- Transliteration
- leh-hak-TEER
- Extended
- leh-hak-TEER
- IPA
- /ləhaqˈtiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to burn incense
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
leh-hak-TEER
- 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.
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 13:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 13:1, so the Hebrew word לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ (lehhakteer) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.1.W12.S1) and character.