1 Kings 14:17:91 Kgs.14.17.W9TAB
בְסַף־הַבַּ֖יִת
besafhabayit
“at the threshold of the house”
- Transliteration
- be-saf-ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- beh-sahf-hah-BAH-yiht
- IPA
- /bəˈsaf.habˈba.jit/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the threshold of the house
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-saf-ha-BA-yit
- phraseyour reading level
ba-A be-saf-ha-BA-yit
- clause
HI ba-A be-saf-ha-BA-yit ve-ha-NA-ar MET
- 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 besaf habayit {בְסַף־הַבַּ֖יִת | bəśap-habbayyit} ‘at the threshold of the house’ specifies location, and the perfect vehan‘ar met {וְהַנַּ֥עַר מֵֽת | wăhan˓ar mēṯ} ‘and the boy died’ states the outcome. Modern English word order is adjusted for clarity while preserving Hebrew sequence and causal connection.
Root and etymology
bet–yod–tavbet–yod–tav
“house, household”
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 14:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 14:17, so the Hebrew word בְסַף־הַבַּ֖יִת (besafhabayit) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.17.W9.S1) and character.