1 Kings 17:11:81 Kgs.17.11.W8TAB
פַּת־לֶ֖חֶם
patlekhem
“a piece of bread”
- Transliteration
- pat-LE-khem
- Extended
- paht-LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /patˈlɛħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a piece of bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pat-LE-khem
- clause
va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH
- sentence
va-TE-lekh la-KHA-khat va-yik-RA e-LE-ha va-yo-MAR lik-KHI-NA LI pat-LE-khem be-ya-DEKH
Exegesis
The construct phrase pat-lechem {פַּת־לֶחֶם | patṯ-leḥem} ‘piece of bread’ denotes a portion rather than a whole loaf, while beyadeikh {בְּיָדֵֽךְ | bə-yāḏēḵ} ‘in your hand’ specifies personal delivery, emphasizing immediacy and hospitality. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew verb sequence and the nuanced force of the entreaty.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–chet–mem
“bread, food”
In context — 1 Kings 17:11
And she went to take it, and he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand."
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 17:11, so the Hebrew word פַּת־לֶ֖חֶם (patlekhem) 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.17.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.11.W8.S1) and character.