1 Kings 18:23:161 Kgs.18.23.W16TAB
אֶת־הַפָּ֣ר
ethappar
“the”
- Transliteration
- et-hap-PAR
- Extended
- eht-hahp-PAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hapˈpaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
et-hap-PAR
- phraseyour reading level
e-e-SE et-hap-PAR ha-e-KHAD
- clause
va-a-NI e-e-SE et-hap-PAR ha-e-KHAD ve-na-TAT-ti al-ha-e-TSIM ve-ESH LO a-SIM
- sentence
ve-yit-NU-LA-nu she-NA-yim pa-RIM ve-yiv-kha-RU la-HEM hap-PAR ha-e-KHAD vi-nat-te-KHU-hu ve-ya-SI-mu al-ha-e-TSIM ve-ESH LO ya-SI-mu va-a-NI e-e-SE et-hap-PAR ha-e-KHAD ve-na-TAT-ti al-ha-e-TSIM ve-ESH LO a-SIM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} marks the bull as the object of action.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–resh–resh
“bull”
In context — 1 Kings 18:23
And let them give us two bulls , and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and place it on the wood , but let them not put fire on it. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood, but I will not put fire on it.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 18:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַפָּ֣ר (ethappar) 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.18.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.23.W16.S1) and character.