1 Kings 18:9:81 Kgs.18.9.W8TAB
לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃
lahamiteni
“to put me to death”
- Transliteration
- la-ha-mi-TE-ni
- Extended
- lah-hah-mih-TEE-nih
- IPA
- /lahămiːˈtɛː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to put me to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
la-ha-mi-TE-ni
- clause
ki-a-TA no-TEN et-a-ved-de-KHA be-yad-a-khAV la-ha-mi-TE-ni
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME kha-ta-TI ki-a-TA no-TEN et-a-ved-de-KHA be-yad-a-khAV la-ha-mi-TE-ni
Exegesis
Finally, the Hiphil infinitive construct lehamiteni {לַהֲמִיתֵנִי | la-hă-ˌmî-ṯē-ˈnî} ‘to kill me’ conveys the threatening outcome. The Hebrew word order places confession and accusation at the forefront, heightening Obadiah’s vulnerability.
In context — 1 Kings 18:9
And he said, “What have I sinned , that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to put me to death?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 18:9, so the Hebrew word לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃ (lahamiteni) 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.18.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.9.W8.S1) and character.