1 Kings 18:32:21 Kgs.18.32.W2TAB
אֶת־הָאֲבָנִ֛ים
ethaavanim
“the stones”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-a-va-NIM
- Extended
- eht-hah-ah-vah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haː.ʔăvaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the stones
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-a-va-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiv-NE et-ha-a-va-NIM
- clause
va-yiv-NE et-ha-a-va-NIM miz-BE-akh be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yiv-NE et-ha-a-va-NIM miz-BE-akh be-SHEM ye-ho-VAH va-ya-AS te-a-LA ke-VEIT sa-ta-YIM ZE-ra sa-VIV lam-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The verse employs the vav-consecutive construction for narrative sequencing: vayiven {וַיִּבְנֶה | wayyibbneh} ‘and he built’ introduces the first action with ha’avanim {הָאֲבָנִים | haʾavānîm} ‘the stones’ marked by et {אֶת־ | ʾĕt}.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet–nun
“stone”
In context — 1 Kings 18:32
And he built the stones into an altar in the name of the LORD and made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הָאֲבָנִ֛ים (ethaavanim) 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.18.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.32.W2.S1) and character.