1 Kings 15:17:61 Kgs.15.17.W6TAB
אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה
etharama
“{direct object} the Ramah”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ra-MA
- Extended
- eht-haa-raa-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haːraːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the Ramah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
et-ha-ra-MA
- clause
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA
- sentence
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The object is marked explicitly by et-haramah {אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה | ʾeṯ-hā-rāmāh}, focusing attention on Ramah as the strategic site being developed.
In context — 1 Kings 15:17
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah , in order not to allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָרָמָ֑ה (etharama) 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.15.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.17.W6.S1) and character.