1 Kings 16:34:61 Kgs.16.34.W6TAB
אֶת־יְרִיחֹ֑ה
etyerikho
“{direct object} Jericho”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ri-KHO
- Extended
- eht-yeh-ri-KHOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jəriːˈħoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} Jericho
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ye-ri-KHO
- clause
be-ya-MAV ba-NA khi-e-EL BET ha-e-LI et-ye-ri-KHO
- sentence
be-ya-MAV ba-NA khi-e-EL BET ha-e-LI et-ye-ri-KHO ba-a-vi-RAM be-kho-RO yis-se-DA u-ve-she-GIV u-vis-ge-UV tse-i-RO hi-tsi-UV de-la-TE-ha ki-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER be-YAD ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN
Exegesis
The verb banah {בָּנָה | bā-nā} in VSO order identifies chi’el {חִיאֵל | ḥi-’ēl} as agent and introduces yerikho {יְרִיחֹה | yĕ-rî-ḥō-hā} via the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’eṯ}.
In context — 1 Kings 16:34
In his days, Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn, he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest, he set up its gates, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by the hand of Joshua son of Nun.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 16:34, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְרִיחֹ֑ה (etyerikho) 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.16.34.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.34.W6.S1) and character.