1 Kings 20:33:161 Kgs.20.33.W16TAB
עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃
alhamerkava
“upon the chariot”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-mer-ka-VA
- Extended
- ahl-hah-mehr-kah-VAA
- IPA
- /ʕal.ham.mɛr.kaːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the chariot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ha-mer-ka-VA
- clause
va-ye-TSE e-LAV ben-ha-DAD va-ya-a-LE-hu al-ha-mer-ka-VA
- sentence
ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ye-na-kha-SHU va-ye-ma-ha-RU va-yakh-le-TU ha-mim-me-NU va-yo-me-RU a-KHI-kha ven-ha-DAD va-YO-mer BO-u ka-KHU-hu va-ye-TSE e-LAV ben-ha-DAD va-ya-a-LE-hu al-ha-mer-ka-VA
Exegesis
The narrative then returns to the Qal imperfect vayetze {וַיֵּצֵ֤א | wa-yē-ṣēʾ} “he went out,” followed by the proper name Ben-Hadad {בֶן־הֲדַ֔ד | ben-hă-dad}, and concludes with the Hiphil imperfect vayya'alehu {וַיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ | wa-ya-ʿă-lē-hū} plus al-ha-merkavah {עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה | ʿal-ham-mer-ḵā-vāh}, which denotes “he caused him to go up upon the chariot,” an honorific gesture. This structure fosters narrative momentum and highlights the diplomatic exchange.
Root and etymology
r-k-bresh–kaf–bet
“chariot, vehicle”
In context — 1 Kings 20:33
And the men divined his intent and hastened and seized upon it, saying, “Your brother , Ben-Hadad.” Then the king said, “Come and take him.” So Ben-Hadad came out to him, and he brought him up into the chariot.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:33:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 20:33, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ (alhamerkava) 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.20.33.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.33.W16.S1) and character.