1 Kings 18:4:21 Kgs.18.4.W2TAB
בְּהַכְרִ֣ית
behakhrit
“when cutting off”
- Transliteration
- be-hakh-RIT
- Extended
- beh-hahkh-RIHT
- IPA
- /bəhaχˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- when cutting off
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-hakh-RIT
- phraseyour reading level
be-hakh-RIT i-ZE-vel
- clause
va-ye-HI be-hakh-RIT i-ZE-vel ET ne-vi-E ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-hakh-RIT i-ZE-vel ET ne-vi-E ye-ho-VAH va-yik-KAKH o-vad-ya-HU me-A ne-vi-IM va-yakh-bi-EM kha-mi-SHIM ISH ba-me-a-RA ve-khil-ke-LAM LE-khem va-MA-yim
Exegesis
The infinitive construct behachrit {בְּהַכְרִית | bə-hakh-rît} establishes Jezebel’s destructive action.
In context — 1 Kings 18:4
And it came about when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the LORD that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, hid fifty in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 18:4, so the Hebrew word בְּהַכְרִ֣ית (behakhrit) 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.18.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.4.W2.S1) and character.