1 Kings 14:15:121 Kgs.14.15.W12TAB

הַטּוֹבָ֤ה

hatova

the good

Transliteration
ha-to-VA
Extended
hah-toh-VAA
IPA
/hat.toːˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
the good

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + טּוֹ + בָ֤ה
ha + to + va
hatova

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tett — emphatic
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-to-VA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-a-da-MA ha-to-VA ha-ZOT

  3. clause

    ve-hik-KA Ye-ho-VAH et-yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER ya-NUD ha-ka-NE ba-ma-YIM ve-na-TASH et-yis-ra-EL me-AL ha-a-da-MA ha-to-VA ha-ZOT a-SHER na-TAN la-a-vo-te-HEM ve-ze-RAM me-E-ver la-na-HAR

  4. sentence

    ve-hik-KA Ye-ho-VAH et-yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER ya-NUD ha-ka-NE ba-ma-YIM ve-na-TASH et-yis-ra-EL me-AL ha-a-da-MA ha-to-VA ha-ZOT a-SHER na-TAN la-a-vo-te-HEM ve-ze-RAM me-E-ver la-na-HAR ya-AN a-SHER a-SU et-a-she-re-HEM ma-khe-i-SIM et-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The definite phrase hā-tōvāh haz-zōt {הַטּוֹבָה הַזֹּאת | hā-tōvāh haz-zōṯ} emphasizes the value of the specific inheritance.

Root and etymology

ט־ו־בt-v-b

good, pleasant

In context1 Kings 14:15

And the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. And He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave to their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the river, because they made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 14:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 14:15, so the Hebrew word הַטּוֹבָ֤ה (hatova) 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.14.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.15.W12.S1) and character.