1 Kings 19:20:21 Kgs.19.20.W2TAB
אֶת־הַבָּקָ֗ר
ethabakar
“{the direct object} the cattle”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-ba-KAR
- Extended
- EET-hah-bah-KAAR
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hab.baːˈqaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the direct object} the cattle
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-ba-KAR
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-ZOV ET-ha-ba-KAR
- clause
va-ya-ZOV ET-ha-ba-KAR va-YA-rats a-kha-RE e-li-YA-hu va-YO-mer e-SHE-ka-NA le-a-VI u-le-i-MI ve-el-kha a-kha-RE-kha
- sentence
va-ya-ZOV ET-ha-ba-KAR va-YA-rats a-kha-RE e-li-YA-hu va-YO-mer e-SHE-ka-NA le-a-VI u-le-i-MI ve-el-kha a-kha-RE-kha va-YO-mer LO LEKH SHUV KI ME-a-SI-ti LAKH
Exegesis
The phrase ʾet-habbāqār {אֶת־הַבָּקָר | ʾet-ha-bā-qār} ‘the oxen’ highlights Elisha relinquishing his livelihood.
Root and etymology
b-q-rbet–qof–resh
“cattle”
In context — 1 Kings 19:20
And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah. Then he said, “Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will go after you.” And he said to him, “Go back, for what have I done to you?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 19:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַבָּקָ֗ר (ethabakar) 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.19.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.20.W2.S1) and character.