1 Kings 15:28:11 Kgs.15.28.W1TAB
וַיְּמִתֵ֣הוּ
vayemitehu
“and he put him to death”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-mi-TE-hu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-mih-TEH-hoo
- IPA
- /vaj.jəmiˈteːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he put him to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-mi-TE-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-SHA
- clause
va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-SHA bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-A-sa ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-SHA bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-A-sa ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yim-LOKH takh-TAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayemitehu {וַיְּמִתֵ֣הוּ | va-yə-mi-ṯē-hû} ‘and he killed him,’ employing a vav-consecutive prefixed to a Hiphil imperfect to advance the narrative.
In context — 1 Kings 15:28
Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa, king of Judah, and he reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 15:28, so the Hebrew word וַיְּמִתֵ֣הוּ (vayemitehu) 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.15.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.28.W1.S1) and character.