1 Kings 15:17:81 Kgs.15.17.W8TAB
תֵּ֚ת
tet
“to allow”
- Transliteration
- TET
- Extended
- TEET
- IPA
- /ˈteːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to allow
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
TET
- clause
le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- 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
Purpose is expressed through le-vilti {לְבִלְתִּ֗י | lə-bilti} introducing the infinitive tet {תֵּ֚ת | tet} ‘to allow’, a Hebrew construction that states intended prevention.
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 15:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word תֵּ֚ת (tet) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.17.W8.S1) and character.