1 Kings 16:34:91 Kgs.16.34.W9TAB
יִסְּדָ֗הּ
yisseda
“he founded it”
- Transliteration
- yis-se-DA
- Extended
- yihs-seh-DAAH
- IPA
- /jis.səˈdaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- he founded it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-se-DA
- 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 parallel Piel verbs yissedah {יִסְּדָהּ | yis-sə-ḏāh} and Hiphil hitziv {הִצִּיב | hit-tsîḇ} form a chiastic structure around foundation and gates.
Root and etymology
y-s-dYod–Samekh–Dalet
“to found, lay foundation”
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 16:34:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 16:34, so the Hebrew word יִסְּדָ֗הּ (yisseda) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.34.W9.S1) and character.