1 Kings 16:4:61 Kgs.16.4.W6TAB
וְהַמֵּ֥ת
vehamet
“and the one dying or the dead”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-MET
- Extended
- veh-hah-MEET
- IPA
- /vəhamˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the one dying or the dead
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-MET
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-MET LO
- clause
ve-ha-MET LO ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
ha-MET le-va-SHA ba-IR yo-khe-LU ha-ke-la-VIM ve-ha-MET LO ba-sa-DE yo-khe-LU OF ha-sha-MA-yim
Exegesis
The conjunction wə- then introduces the parallel clause wəhamet lo bassādeh {וְהַמֵּ֥ת לוֹ֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | wə-ha-mēt lō bā-śā-deh} ‘and the one belonging to him who dies in the field,’ contrasting urban and rural domains.
In context — 1 Kings 16:4
The one belonging to Baasha who dies in the city, dogs will eat; and the one belonging to him who dies in the field, birds of the sky will eat.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 16:4, so the Hebrew word וְהַמֵּ֥ת (vehamet) 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.16.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.4.W6.S1) and character.