1 Kings 16:23:141 Kgs.16.23.W14TAB
בְּתִרְצָ֖ה
betirtsa
“in Tirzah”
- Transliteration
- be-tir-TSA
- Extended
- beh-tih r-TSA A
- IPA
- /bətirˈtsaː/
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
be-tir-TSA ma-LAKH SHESH-sha-NIM
- sentence
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH a-me-RI al-yis-ra-EL she-TEM es-RE sha-NA be-tir-TSA ma-LAKH SHESH-sha-NIM
Exegesis
The verb malak {מָלַ֤ךְ | mālaḵ} ‘he reigned’ introduces Omri’s accession over Israel, then malak {מָלַ֥ךְ | mālaḵ} is repeated to resume the statement after the duration phrase, adding a focused locative: be-tirtsah {בְּתִרְצָ֖ה | bə-tirṣâ} ‘in Tirzah’. This repetition creates a tight summary: total reign length (twelve years) followed by the portion associated with a specific seat of rule (six years in Tirzah), with the clause-final location giving Tirzah rhetorical prominence.
In context — 1 Kings 16:23
In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel for twelve years; in Tirzah he reigned six years.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 16:23, so the Hebrew word בְּתִרְצָ֖ה (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.16.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.23.W14.S1) and character.