1 Kings 21:7:171 Kgs.21.7.W17TAB
אֶת־כֶּ֖רֶם
etkerem
“the vineyard of”
- Transliteration
- et-KE-rem
- Extended
- eet-KEH-rehm
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈkɛ.rɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the vineyard of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-KE-rem
- clause
KUM e-KHAL-le-khem ve-yi-TAV li-BE-kha a-NI e-TEN le-KHA et-KE-rem na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI
- sentence
va-TO-mer e-LAV i-ze-VEL ish-TO a-TA a-TA ta-a-SE me-lu-KHA al-yis-ra-EL KUM e-KHAL-le-khem ve-yi-TAV li-BE-kha a-NI e-TEN le-KHA et-KE-rem na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI
Exegesis
The marker et {אֶת | ʾet} flags kerem {כֶּרֶם | kɛ́-rēm} ‘vineyard’ and the compound navot hayizre’eli {נָבוֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִי | nā-vōṯ hā-yiz-rē-ʿē-ʾā-lī} ‘Naboth the Jezreelite’ completing the directive speech.
Root and etymology
k-r-m
“vineyard”
In context — 1 Kings 21:7
And Jezebel, his wife, said to him, “Are you now exercising kingship over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be glad. I myself will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Kings 21:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־כֶּ֖רֶם (etkerem) 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.21.7.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.7.W17.S1) and character.