1 Kings 18:38:91 Kgs.18.38.W9TAB
אֲשֶׁר־בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה
asherbateala
“which was in the trench”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-bah-teh-ah-LAA
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr.bat.təʕaːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- which was in the trench
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-ha-MA-yim a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA
- clause
ve-et-ha-MA-yim a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA li-KHE-kha
- sentence
va-tip-POL ESH-Ye-ho-VAH va-TO-khal et-ha-o-LA ve-et-ha-e-TSIM ve-et-ha-a-va-NIM ve-et-he-a-FAR ve-et-ha-MA-yim a-SHER-ba-te-a-LA li-KHE-kha
Exegesis
The relative clause asher-battealah {אֲשֶׁר־בַּתְּעָלָה | ʾă-šer-bat-te-ʿā-lāh} localizes the action in the trench, and the perfect verb likhekhah {לִחֵכָה | li-ḥê-kā(h)} conveys vivid imagery of water being licked up. In English, word order is adjusted for clarity while preserving the dramatic cumulative progression of the Hebrew.
Root and etymology
א־שׁ
“fire”
In context — 1 Kings 18:38
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 18:38, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה (asherbateala) 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.18.38.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.38.W9.S1) and character.