1 Kings 20:26:61 Kgs.20.26.W6TAB
אֶת־אֲרָ֑ם
etaram
“{direct object marker} Aram”
- Transliteration
- et-a-RAM
- Extended
- eht-ah-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕaˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} Aram
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-RAM
- clause
va-ye-HI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA va-yif-KOD ben-ha-DAD et-a-RAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA va-yif-KOD ben-ha-DAD et-a-RAM va-YA-al a-FE-ka lam-mil-kha-MA im-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The imperfect verb vayif-qod {וַיִּפְקֹד | way·yiq·qôḏ} conveys military mobilization, with the object et-aram {אֶת־אֲרָ֑ם | ʾet·ʾā·rām} marking Aram via the direct object particle.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-maleph–resh–mem
“highland”
In context — 1 Kings 20:26
And it happened at the turning of the year that Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek for battle with Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 20:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲרָ֑ם (etaram) 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.20.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.26.W6.S1) and character.