1 Kings 21:18:91 Kgs.21.18.W9TAB
בְּכֶ֣רֶם
bekherem
“in the vineyard of”
- Transliteration
- be-KHE-rem
- Extended
- beh-KHEH-rehm
- IPA
- /bəˈχɛrɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the vineyard 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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHE-rem
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHE-rem na-VOT
- clause
hi-NE be-KHE-rem na-VOT a-sher-ya-RAD SHAM le-rish-TO
- sentence
KUM RED lik-RAT akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL a-SHER be-sho-me-RON hi-NE be-KHE-rem na-VOT a-sher-ya-RAD SHAM le-rish-TO
Root and etymology
k-r-mk-r-m
“vineyard”
In context — 1 Kings 21:18
Arise , go down to meet Ahab, king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone down to take possession of it.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 21:18, so the Hebrew word בְּכֶ֣רֶם (bekherem) 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.21.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.18.W9.S1) and character.