1 Kings 18:42:81 Kgs.18.42.W8TAB
הַכַּרְמֶל֙
hakarmel
“the Carmel”
- Transliteration
- ha-kar-MEL
- Extended
- hah-kahr-MEHL
- IPA
- /hakkarˈmɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Carmel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-kar-MEL
- phraseyour reading level
a-LA el-ROSH ha-kar-MEL
- clause
ve-e-li-YA-hu a-LA el-ROSH ha-kar-MEL va-yig-HAR AR-tsa va-ya-SEM pa-NAV BEN ve-re-KHU bir-KAV
- sentence
va-ya-a-LE akh-AV le-e-KHOL ve-lish-TOT ve-e-li-YA-hu a-LA el-ROSH ha-kar-MEL va-yig-HAR AR-tsa va-ya-SEM pa-NAV BEN ve-re-KHU bir-KAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-rosh {אֶל־רֹ֤אשׁ | ʾel-rōʾš} with hakarmel {הַכַּרְמֶל֙ | hakkarmel} specifies destination (“to the top of Carmel”), setting a deliberate contrast between Ahab’s meal and Elijah’s solitary ascent.
In context — 1 Kings 18:42
So Ahab went up to eat and drink, and Elijah went up to the top of Carmel and crouched down to the ground and put his face between his knees .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:42:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 18:42, so the Hebrew word הַכַּרְמֶל֙ (hakarmel) 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.18.42.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.42.W8.S1) and character.