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
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AT
- 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
“slowly, gently”
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 21:27:14 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.