1 Kings 14:28:91 Kgs.14.28.W9TAB
אֶל־תָּ֥א
elta
“to the chamber of”
- Transliteration
- el-TA
- Extended
- ehl-TAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈtɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the chamber of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-TA
- phraseyour reading level
el-TA ha-ra-TSIM
- clause
yis-SA-um ha-ra-TSIM ve-he-shi-VUM el-TA ha-ra-TSIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI mi-DE-VO ha-ME-lekh BET ye-ho-VAH yis-SA-um ha-ra-TSIM ve-he-shi-VUM el-TA ha-ra-TSIM
Exegesis
The phrase el tāʼ {אֶל־תָּ֥א | ʼel tāʼ} ‘to chamber’ indicates the destination. English renders the Hebrew VSO order as SVO and employs iterative language to convey the habitual ceremonial process.
Root and etymology
“chamber”
In context — 1 Kings 14:28
And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD , the guards carried them and returned them to the guards’ chamber.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 14:28, so the Hebrew word אֶל־תָּ֥א (elta) 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.14.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.28.W9.S1) and character.