1 Kings 19:12:21 Kgs.19.12.W2TAB
הָרַ֙עַשׁ֙
haraash
“the earthquake”
- Transliteration
- ha-RA-ash
- Extended
- haa-RA-ahsh
- IPA
- /haːˈraʕaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the earthquake
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-RA-ash
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-KHAR ha-RA-ash
- clause
ve-a-KHAR ha-RA-ash ESH LO va-ESH ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-KHAR ha-RA-ash ESH LO va-ESH ye-ho-VAH ve-a-KHAR ha-ESH KOL de-ma-MA DAK-ka
Exegesis
The noun pair hara’ash esh {הָרַ֙עַשׁ אֵ֔שׁ | hā-ʾă-raš ʾēš} frames dramatic phenomena in asyndeton.
Root and etymology
Rootr–ʿ–š
“earthquake, commotion”
In context — 1 Kings 19:12
After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 19:12, so the Hebrew word הָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ (haraash) 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.19.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.12.W2.S1) and character.