1 Kings 21:12:51 Kgs.21.12.W5TAB
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ
berosh
“at the head of”
- Transliteration
- be-ROSH
- Extended
- beh-ROHSH
- IPA
- /bəˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the head of
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
be-ROSH ha-AM
- clause
ve-ho-shi-VU et-na-VOT be-ROSH ha-AM
- sentence
ka-re-U TSOM ve-ho-shi-VU et-na-VOT be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The construct berosh {בְּרֹ֥אשׁ | bə-rōš} ‘at the head’ linked with haam {הָעָֽם | hā-’ām} produces a locative expression denoting preeminence in the public assembly. This verb-object-locative sequence reflects the procedural and ceremonial nature of the event. In translation, “proclaimed … and seated” retains the vav-consecutive action chain, and rendering berosh ha-am literally as “at the head of the people” preserves the Hebrew locative hierarchy.
Root and etymology
ראשr–ʾ–š
“head, chief”
In context — 1 Kings 21:12
They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְּרֹ֥אשׁ (berosh) 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.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.12.W5.S1) and character.