1 Kings 20:15:41 Kgs.20.15.W4TAB
הַמְּדִינ֔וֹת
hamedinot
“the provinces or districts”
- Transliteration
- ha-me-di-NOT
- Extended
- hah-meh-dih-NOHT
- IPA
- /ham.məðiˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the provinces or districts
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-me-di-NOT
- phraseyour reading level
sa-RE ha-me-di-NOT
- clause
va-yif-KOD ET-na-a-RE sa-RE ha-me-di-NOT va-yih-YU ma-a-TA-yim she-NA-yim u-she-lo-SHIM
- sentence
va-yif-KOD ET-na-a-RE sa-RE ha-me-di-NOT va-yih-YU ma-a-TA-yim she-NA-yim u-she-lo-SHIM ve-a-kha-re-HEM pa-KAD ET-kol-ha-AM kol-be-NE yis-ra-EL shiv-AT a-la-FIM
Exegesis
The double construct chain naʿărê śārê hammedînôt {נַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינ֔וֹת | naʿărê śārê hammedînôt} ‘young men of the commanders of the provinces’ displays hierarchical organization.
In context — 1 Kings 20:15
And he mustered the young men of the commanders of the provinces , and they numbered 232; and after them he mustered all the people, all the sons of Israel , 7,000.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 20:15, so the Hebrew word הַמְּדִינ֔וֹת (hamedinot) 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.20.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.15.W4.S1) and character.