1 Kings 16:34:71 Kgs.16.34.W7TAB
בַּאֲבִירָ֨ם
baaviram
“with Abiram”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-vi-RAM
- Extended
- bah-ah-vih-RAAM
- IPA
- /baʔăviːˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- with Abiram
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-a-vi-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-vi-RAM be-kho-RO
- clause
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
- 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 instrumental phrases be’aviram {בַּאֲבִירָ֨ם | ba-’ă-vî-rām} and uvisguv {וּבִשְׂגוּב | ū-vi-sə-ḡûḇ} function as “at the cost of,” conveying implied sacrifice.
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 16:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 16:34, so the Hebrew word בַּאֲבִירָ֨ם (baaviram) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.34.W7.S1) and character.