1 Kings 18:26:21 Kgs.18.26.W2TAB
אֶת־הַפָּ֨ר
ethapar
“the bull”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-PAR
- Extended
- EET-hah-PAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hapˈpaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the bull
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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-ha-PAR
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ha-PAR a-SHER-na-TAN la-HEM
- clause
va-yik-KHU ET-ha-PAR a-SHER-na-TAN la-HEM va-ya-a-SU va-yik-re-U ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ha-tso-ha-RA-yim le-MOR ha-BA-al a-NE-nu ve-EN KOL ve-EN o-NE
- sentence
va-yik-KHU ET-ha-PAR a-SHER-na-TAN la-HEM va-ya-a-SU va-yik-re-U ve-SHEM-ha-BA-al me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ha-tso-ha-RA-yim le-MOR ha-BA-al a-NE-nu ve-EN KOL ve-EN o-NE va-ye-fas-KHU al-ha-miz-BE-akh a-SHER a-SA
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’ēt {אֶת־ | ’ēt} foregrounds the bull as the offering.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–resh–resh
“bull”
In context — 1 Kings 18:26
So they took the bull that had been given to them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from the morning until the noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice or response. Then they limped on the altar that they had made.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַפָּ֨ר (ethapar) 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.18.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.26.W2.S1) and character.