1 Kings 19:3:111 Kgs.19.3.W11TAB
אֶֽת־נַעֲר֖וֹ
etnaaro
“his servant”
- Transliteration
- et-na-a-RO
- Extended
- eht-nah-ah-ROH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.naʕăˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his servant
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
et-na-a-RO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yan-NAKH et-na-a-RO
- clause
va-yan-NAKH et-na-a-RO SHAM
- sentence
va-YAR-e va-YA-kam va-YE-lekh el-naf-SHO va-ya-BO be-ER SHE-va a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA va-yan-NAKH et-na-a-RO SHAM
Exegesis
In the Hiphil imperfect vayanach the direct object marker et precedes na’aro {אֶת־נַעֲר֖וֹ | ʾet·na·ʿă·rōw}, highlighting the intentional abandonment of his attendant. English renders the vav-consecutive sequence in the simple past to preserve narrative urgency.
Root and etymology
נ־ע־ר
“young man; servant”
In context — 1 Kings 19:3
When he saw this, he became afraid, and he rose and fled for his life ; he came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and he left his servant there.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 19:3, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־נַעֲר֖וֹ (etnaaro) 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.19.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.3.W11.S1) and character.