1 Kings 22:21:121 Kgs.22.21.W12TAB
בַּמָּֽה׃
bama
“with what or how”
- Transliteration
- ba-MA
- Extended
- bah-MAA
- IPA
- /bamˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with what or how
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-MA
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH e-LAV ba-MA
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-RU-akh va-ya-a-MOD lif-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER a-NI a-fat-TE-nu va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH e-LAV ba-MA
Exegesis
A second wayyōmer leads to the interrogative bammâ {בַּמָּה | bammâ} “with what?”, prompting the LORD’s request for clarification. This sequence highlights the tension within the divine council setting.
Root and etymology
b-m-hbet–mem–he
“high place, cultic site”
In context — 1 Kings 22:21
Then the spirit went out and stood before the LORD and said, “I will entice.” Then the LORD said to him, “With what?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 22:21, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּֽה׃ (bama) 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.22.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.21.W12.S1) and character.