1 Kings 18:32:81 Kgs.18.32.W8TAB
כְּבֵית֙
keveit
“as”
- Transliteration
- ke-VEIT
- Extended
- keh-VEET
- IPA
- /kəˈvɛːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- as
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ke-VEIT
- clause
va-ya-AS te-a-LA ke-VEIT sa-ta-YIM ZE-ra sa-VIV lam-miz-BE-akh
- 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 comparative phrase keveyt saʾatayîm zêraʿ {כְּבֵית סָאתַיִם זֶרַע | kəbêyt saʾatayîm zêraʿ} equates the trench’s size to the capacity for two seahs of seed, where keveyt marks comparison, saʾatayîm is a dual measure, and zêraʿ names the substance.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav | B-Y-T
“house, dwelling”
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 18:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 18:32, so the Hebrew word כְּבֵית֙ (keveit) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.32.W8.S1) and character.