1 Kings 20:10:161 Kgs.20.10.W16TAB
בְּרַגְלָֽי׃
beraglai
“at my feet”
- Transliteration
- be-rag-LAI
- Extended
- beh-rahg-LAI
- IPA
- /bəragˈlaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- at my feet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-rag-LAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER be-rag-LAI
- clause
im-yis-pe-KOK a-FAR shom-re-RON lish-e-a-LIM le-khol-ha-AM a-SHER be-rag-LAI
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH e-LAV ben-ha-DAD va-yo-MER ko-ya-a-SUN LI e-lo-HIM ve-KHO yo-SI-fu im-yis-pe-KOK a-FAR shom-re-RON lish-e-a-LIM le-khol-ha-AM a-SHER be-rag-LAI
Exegesis
Finally, the locative bə-rag-lāy {בְּרַגְלָֽי | bə-rag-lāy} ‘at my feet’ conveys complete subjugation. This layered structure of narrative, oath, and universal quantifier generates heightened emphasis on the certainty and scope of the threat.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–gimel–lamed
“foot”
In context — 1 Kings 20:10
And Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, “Thus may the gods do to me, and thus may they add, if the dust of Samaria is sufficient for handfuls for all the people who are at my feet.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 20:10, so the Hebrew word בְּרַגְלָֽי׃ (beraglai) 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.20.10.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.10.W16.S1) and character.