1 Kings 16:8:51 Kgs.16.8.W5TAB
לְאָסָ֖א
leasa
“of Asa”
- Transliteration
- le-a-SA
- Extended
- leh-ah-SAA
- IPA
- /ləʔaːˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Asa
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-a-SA
- clause
bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHESH sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHESH sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh e-LA ben-ba-SHA al-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA she-na-TA-yim
Exegesis
The genitive chain le’asa melech yehudah {לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה | lə-’ā-sā me-leḵ yə-hū-dāh} situates the date with Asa’s reign.
In context — 1 Kings 16:8
In Asa king of Judah’s twenty-sixth year , Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel at Tirzah, and he ruled two years .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 16:8, so the Hebrew word לְאָסָ֖א (leasa) 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.16.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.8.W5.S1) and character.