1 Kings 14:12:51 Kgs.14.12.W5TAB
בְּבֹאָ֥ה
bevoa
“when entering”
- Transliteration
- be-VO-a
- Extended
- beh-VOH-ah
- IPA
- /bəvoˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when entering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-VO-a
- phraseyour reading level
be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH
- clause
be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH ha-i-RA u-MET ha-YA-led
- sentence
ve-AT KU-mi le-KHI le-VE-tekh be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH ha-i-RA u-MET ha-YA-led
Exegesis
The infinitive construct in bevo’ah {בְּבֹאָה | bəḇôʾāh} introduces a temporal clause that combines with raglayekh {רַגְלַיִךְ | raglayêḵ}, an idiom for arrival.
Root and etymology
b-w-’bet–vav–aleph
“to come, enter”
In context — 1 Kings 14:12
And as for you, arise and go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy will die.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 14:12, so the Hebrew word בְּבֹאָ֥ה (bevoa) 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.14.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.12.W5.S1) and character.