1 Kings 19:13:101 Kgs.19.13.W10TAB
הַמְּעָרָ֑ה
hameara
“the cave”
- Transliteration
- ha-me-a-RA
- Extended
- hah-meh-ah-RAA
- IPA
- /ham.mə.ʕaːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the cave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-me-a-RA
- phraseyour reading level
PE-takh ha-me-a-RA
- clause
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a e-li-YA-hu va-ya-LET pa-NAV be-a-DAR-to va-ye-TSE va-ya-a-MOD PE-takh ha-me-a-RA
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-MO-a e-li-YA-hu va-ya-LET pa-NAV be-a-DAR-to va-ye-TSE va-ya-a-MOD PE-takh ha-me-a-RA ve-hi-NE e-LAV KOL va-yo-MER ma-le-KHA PO e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The phrase petach hamearah {פֶּתַח הַמְּעָרָה | pᵉ-ṭaḥ ha-mə-ʿā-rāh} establishes the setting “entrance of the cave.”
Root and etymology
ע-ר-ה
“cave, hollow”
In context — 1 Kings 19:13
When Elijah heard, he wrapped his face in his cloak , went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 19:13, so the Hebrew word הַמְּעָרָ֑ה (hameara) 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.19.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.13.W10.S1) and character.