1 Kings 16:6:51 Kgs.16.6.W5TAB
בְּתִרְצָ֑ה
betirtsa
“in Tirzah”
- Transliteration
- be-tir-TSA
- Extended
- beh-tir-TSAH
- IPA
- /bəθirˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Tirzah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-tir-TSA
- clause
va-yish-KAV ba-SHA im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-tir-TSA
- sentence
va-yish-KAV ba-SHA im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-tir-TSA va-yim-LOKH e-LA ve-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
Betirtzah {בְּתִרְצָה | bə-Tirṣāh} designates the burial site, and takhtav {תַּחְתָּיו | ṯaḥtāyw} ‘in his place’, formed from the preposition tachat {תַּחַת | ṯaḥat}, signals dynastic succession. This structure underscores the seamless transfer of royal authority in the Northern Kingdom.
In context — 1 Kings 16:6
Then Baasha lay down with his fathers , was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah then reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 16:6, so the Hebrew word בְּתִרְצָ֑ה (betirtsa) 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.16.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.6.W5.S1) and character.