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

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Result
אֶת + אֲ + רָ֑ם
et + a + ram
etaram

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-a-RAM

  2. clause

    va-ye-HI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA va-yif-KOD ben-ha-DAD et-a-RAM

  3. 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 context1 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.