1 Kings 14:17:21 Kgs.14.17.W2TAB
אֵ֣שֶׁת
eshet
“wife of”
- Transliteration
- E-shet
- Extended
- EE-sheht
- IPA
- /ˈʔeː.ʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- wife of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-shet
- phraseyour reading level
E-shet ya-ra-ve-AM
- clause
va-ta-KAM E-shet ya-ra-ve-AM va-te-LEKH va-ta-VO tir-tsa-TA
- sentence
va-ta-KAM E-shet ya-ra-ve-AM va-te-LEKH va-ta-VO tir-tsa-TA HI ba-A be-saf-ha-BA-yit ve-ha-NA-ar MET
Exegesis
The construct phrase eshet Yarov‘am {אֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֔ם | ʾēšeṯ yārāḇʿām} ‘wife of Jeroboam’ identifies her relationally.
Root and etymology
aleph-shin-tav
“woman”
In context — 1 Kings 14:17
Then Jeroboam’s wife arose and went to Tirzah . As she approached the threshold of the house, the boy died.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 14:17, so the Hebrew word אֵ֣שֶׁת (eshet) 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.14.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.17.W2.S1) and character.