1 Kings 15:33:31 Kgs.15.33.W3TAB
לְאָסָ֖א
leasa
“to Asa or of Asa”
- Transliteration
- le-a-SA
- Extended
- leh-ah-SAA
- IPA
- /ləʔaːˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Asa or of Asa
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-SA
- clause
bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- 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 phrase le-Asa melekh Yehudah {לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה | lᵉ-ʾāsāʾ mēleḵ yᵉhûḏāh} specifies Asa as king of Judah.
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 15:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 15:33, so the Hebrew word לְאָסָ֖א (leasa) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.33.W3.S1) and character.