1 Kings 21:27:121 Kgs.21.27.W12TAB
בַּשָּׂ֔ק
bassak
“in the sackcloth”
- Transliteration
- bas-SAK
- Extended
- bahs-SAAK
- IPA
- /basˈsaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the sackcloth
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bas-SAK
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-KAV bas-SAK
- clause
va-yish-KAV bas-SAK va-ye-hal-LEKH AT
- sentence
va-ye-HI khish-mo-A akh-AV et-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yik-RA be-ga-DAV va-ya-SEM-sak al-be-sa-RO va-ya-TSOM va-yish-KAV bas-SAK va-ye-hal-LEKH AT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bassak {בַּשָּׂק | ba-ˈsak} ‘in sackcloth’ reinforces the mourner’s attire, while the adverb at {אַט | ʾat} ‘slowly’ underscores the subdued manner of his departure.
Root and etymology
ש־ק
“sack, coarse cloth”
In context — 1 Kings 21:27
And it happened, when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his garments and put on sackcloth upon his flesh, and he fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around slowly.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 21:27, so the Hebrew word בַּשָּׂ֔ק (bassak) 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.21.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.27.W12.S1) and character.