1 Kings 21:9:71 Kgs.21.9.W7TAB
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ
berosh
“at the head”
- Transliteration
- be-ROSH
- Extended
- beh-ROHSH
- IPA
- /bəˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the head
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
be-ROSH ha-AM
- clause
kir-e-U-TSOM ve-ho-shi-VU et-NA-vot be-ROSH ha-AM
- sentence
va-tikh-TOV ba-se-fa-RIM le-MOR kir-e-U-TSOM ve-ho-shi-VU et-NA-vot be-ROSH ha-AM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bə·rōš hā·ʿām {בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הָעָֽם | bə·rōš hā·ʿām} “at the head of the people” uses rosh as a metaphor for honor or prominence. This sequence of elements highlights the official and ceremonial character of the decree.
Root and etymology
r-ʾ-šresh–aleph–shin
“head, chief”
In context — 1 Kings 21:9
And she wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 21:9, so the Hebrew word בְּרֹ֥אשׁ (berosh) 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.21.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.9.W7.S1) and character.