1 Kings 15:21:61 Kgs.15.21.W6TAB
אֶת־הֽ͏ָרָמָ֑ה
etharama
“Ramah”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-ra-MA
- Extended
- eht-hah-raa-MAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haːraːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-ra-MA
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-a-SHA va-ye-kh-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a ba-a-SHA va-ye-kh-DAL mib-be-NOT et-ha-ra-MA va-ye-SHEV be-tir-TSA
Exegesis
The following vav-consecutive imperfect vayechedal {וַיֶּחְדַּל | way·yeh·ḵə·ḏal} governs the infinitive construct mibbanot {מִבְּנ֖וֹת | miḇ·bə·nō·ṯ} ‘building’, with the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marking the direct object ha-ramah {הָרָמָה | hā·rā·māh}.
In context — 1 Kings 15:21
When Baasha heard of this, he ceased work on Ramah and lived in Tirzah .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הֽ͏ָרָמָ֑ה (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.15.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.21.W6.S1) and character.