1 Kings 19:13:91 Kgs.19.13.W9TAB
פֶּ֣תַח
petakh
“at the entrance of”
- Transliteration
- PE-takh
- Extended
- PEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /ˈpɛ.taħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the entrance of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-takh
- 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
Rootpeh–ṭet–ḥet
“opening”
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 19:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 19:13, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֣תַח (petakh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.13.W9.S1) and character.