1 Kings 16:23:51 Kgs.16.23.W5TAB
לְאָסָא֙
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
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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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Word in context
- word
le-a-SA
- clause
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
- 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 phrase le-asa melek yehudah {לְאָסָא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה | lə-ʾāsāʾ melek yəhûḏâ} anchors Omri’s accession to Judah’s chronology, a narrative technique that links the divided kingdoms’ histories.
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 16:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 16:23, so the Hebrew word לְאָסָא֙ (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.16.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.23.W5.S1) and character.