1 Kings 14:11:11 Kgs.14.11.W1TAB
הַמֵּ֨ת
hamet
“the one who dies”
- Transliteration
- ha-MET
- Extended
- hah-MEET
- IPA
- /hamˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one who dies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-MET
- phraseyour reading level
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR
- clause
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-ma-YIM
- sentence
ha-MET le-ya-rav-AM ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-ma-YIM KI Ye-ho-VAH di-BER
Exegesis
The verse begins with hamet {הַמֵּת | ham-mēt} ‘the one who dies,’ a Qal participle introducing a fate-declaring clause.
Root and etymology
Rootm-w-t
“to die”
In context — 1 Kings 14:11
The one who dies of Jeroboam in the city will be eaten by the dogs ; and the one who dies in the field will be eaten by the bird of the heavens—for the LORD has spoken.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word הַמֵּ֨ת (hamet) 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.14.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.11.W1.S1) and character.