1 Kings 15:33:101 Kgs.15.33.W10TAB
בְּתִרְצָ֔ה
betirtsa
“in Tirzah”
- Transliteration
- be-tir-TSA
- Extended
- beh-tihr-TSAA
- IPA
- /bətiːrˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Tirzah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-tir-TSA
- clause
ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA
- sentence
bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA
Exegesis
The setting phrase be-Tirtzah {בְּתִרְצָ֔ה | bə-tirṣāh} ‘in Tirzah’ locates the northern capital.
In context — 1 Kings 15:33
In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 15:33, so the Hebrew word בְּתִרְצָ֔ה (betirtsa) 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.15.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.33.W10.S1) and character.