1 Kings 14:27:121 Kgs.14.27.W12TAB
פֶּ֖תַח
petakh
“the entrance of”
- Transliteration
- PE-takh
- Extended
- PEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /ˈpɛtaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the entrance of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-takh
- clause
ve-hif-KID al-YAD sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM ha-sho-me-RIM PE-takh BET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ME-lekh re-kha-VA-am takh-TAM ma-gin-NE ne-KHO-shet ve-hif-KID al-YAD sa-RE ha-ra-TSIM ha-sho-me-RIM PE-takh BET ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
Finally, pēṭaḥ bêt hamméleḵ {פֶּ֖תַח בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ | pēṭāḥ bêt hamméleḵ} ‘entrance of the house of the king’ establishes the spatial setting. This structure highlights royal agency and precise administrative hierarchy.
In context — 1 Kings 14:27
And King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and appointed them under the authority of the officers of the runners, the guards at the entrance of the king’s house .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 14:27, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֖תַח (petakh) 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.14.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.27.W12.S1) and character.