1 Kings 14:11:61 Kgs.14.11.W6TAB
וְהַמֵּת֙
vehamet
“and the one who dies”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-MET
- Extended
- veh-hah-MEET
- IPA
- /vəhammˈeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the one who dies
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ve-ha-MET
- 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 14:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 14:11, so the Hebrew word וְהַמֵּת֙ (vehamet) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.11.W6.S1) and character.