1 Kings 22:11:61 Kgs.22.11.W6TAB
בַרְזֶ֖ל
barzel
“iron”
- Transliteration
- bar-ZEL
- Extended
- bahr-ZEHL
- IPA
- /barˈzɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- iron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bar-ZEL
- phraseyour reading level
kar-NEI bar-ZEL
- clause
kar-NEI bar-ZEL va-yo-MER ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH be-E-le te-nag-AKH et-a-RAM ad-ka-lo-TAM
- sentence
va-ya-AS LO tsid-ki-YA ben-ke-na-A-na kar-NEI bar-ZEL va-yo-MER ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH be-E-le te-nag-AKH et-a-RAM ad-ka-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The construct chain qarnei barzel {קַרְנֵי בַרְזֶל | qarna-y bar-zel} ‘horns of iron’ binds the object to its material, underscoring its symbolic force.
Root and etymology
b-r-zbet–resh–zayin
“iron”
In context — 1 Kings 22:11
And Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the LORD : ‘With these you will gore Aram until their destruction.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 22:11, so the Hebrew word בַרְזֶ֖ל (barzel) 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.22.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.11.W6.S1) and character.