1 Kings 16:18:81 Kgs.16.18.W8TAB
בֵּית־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
bethamelekh
“of the house of the king”
- Transliteration
- bet-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- beet-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /beːt.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the house of the king
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bet-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
el-ar-MON bet-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-HI kir-OT zim-RI ki-nil-ke-DA ha-IR va-ya-BO el-ar-MON bet-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-HI kir-OT zim-RI ki-nil-ke-DA ha-IR va-ya-BO el-ar-MON bet-ha-ME-lekh va-yis-ROF a-LAV et-bet-ME-lekh ba-ESH va-ya-MOT
Exegesis
The noun phrase ʾel-ʾarmon bêṯ-hammeleḵ {אֶל־אַרְמ֣וֹן בֵּית־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ʾel-ʾarmon bêṯ-hammeleḵ} denotes the fortified royal palace.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house, family, dynasty”
In context — 1 Kings 16:18
And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was captured, he went into the royal palace and burned it over himself with fire, and he died.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 16:18, so the Hebrew word בֵּית־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (bethamelekh) 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.16.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.18.W8.S1) and character.