1 Kings 14:6:131 Kgs.14.6.W13TAB

זֶּ֗ה

ze

this

Transliteration
ZE
Extended
ZEH
IPA
/ˈzɛː/

Meaning by language

English
this

Alphabet Analysis

Zayinz as in zero
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ZE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-MA ZE

  3. clause

    la-MA ZE AT mit-na-KE-ra ve-a-NO-khi sha-LU-akh e-la-YIKH ka-SHA

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI khish-MO-a a-khi-YA-hu et-KOL rag-le-HA ba-A ba-PE-takh va-yo-MER BO-i E-shet ya-rav-AM la-MA ZE AT mit-na-KE-ra ve-a-NO-khi sha-LU-akh e-la-YIKH ka-SHA

Exegesis

The vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | wayyṓmer} introduces the summons boi {בֹּ֖אִי | bṓ’î}, and the interrogative lamah ze {לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֗ה | lāmmā́h zéh} heightens rhetorical force.

In context1 Kings 14:6

And it happened, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming at the entrance , he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you disguising yourself? I have been sent to you with a harsh message.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 14:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 14:6, so the Hebrew word זֶּ֗ה (ze) 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.14.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.6.W13.S1) and character.