1 Kings 21:27:141 Kgs.21.27.W14TAB

אַֽט׃

at

slowly or softly

Transliteration
AT
Extended
AHT
IPA
/ˈʔaṭ/

Meaning by language

English
slowly or softly

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tett — emphatic

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Word in context

  1. word

    AT

  2. clause

    va-yish-KAV bas-SAK va-ye-hal-LEKH AT

  3. 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

slowly, gently

In context1 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 21:27:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 21:27, so the Hebrew word אַֽט׃ (at) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.27.W14.S1) and character.