1 Kings 20:39:101 Kgs.20.39.W10TAB
בְקֶֽרֶב־הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
bekerevhamilkhama
“into the midst of the battle”
- Transliteration
- be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA
- Extended
- beh-KEH-rehv-hah-mihl-khah-MAA
- IPA
- /bəˈqɛrɛv.hamːilħaːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the midst of the battle
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA
- phraseyour reading level
av-de-KHA ya-TSA be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA
- clause
va-yo-MER av-de-KHA ya-TSA be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA ve-hin-NE-ish SAR va-ya-VE e-LAI ISH va-yo-MER she-MOR et-ha-ISH ha-ZE im-hi-pa-KED yip-pa-KED ve-ha-ye-TA naf-she-KHA TA-khat naf-SHO O khi-KAR-KE-sef tish-KOL
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-ME-lekh o-VER ve-HU tsa-AK el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER av-de-KHA ya-TSA be-KE-rev-ha-mil-kha-MA ve-hin-NE-ish SAR va-ya-VE e-LAI ISH va-yo-MER she-MOR et-ha-ISH ha-ZE im-hi-pa-KED yip-pa-KED ve-ha-ye-TA naf-she-KHA TA-khat naf-SHO O khi-KAR-KE-sef tish-KOL
Exegesis
The compound beqereḇ-hammilḥāmāh {בְּקֶרֶב־הַמִּלְחָמָה | bəqereḇ-hammilḥāmāh} and ʾeṯ-hāʾîš {אֶת־הָאִישׁ | ʾeṯ-hāʾîš} are construct phrases specifying location and object with precision.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–ḥet–mem
“to fight, wage war”
In context — 1 Kings 20:39
And it came to pass as the king passed by that he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle, and behold a man turned aside and brought another to me, saying, ‘Guard this man; if he is missing, your life shall be in place of his, or you shall weigh out a talent of silver.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:39:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 20:39, so the Hebrew word בְקֶֽרֶב־הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (bekerevhamilkhama) 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.20.39.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.39.W10.S1) and character.