בָּ/אֹ֑הֶל
𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋
ʼôhel
in the tent
A portable shelter made of fabric or animal skins, used as a dwelling. It denotes a tent in the context of nomadic life, familial habitation, or as a ritual or sacred structure. The term encompasses temporary or semi-permanent dwellings for individuals, families, or groups, and includes both ordinary tents of everyday use and specialized cultic or sacred tents such as the sanctuary tent ('Tent of Meeting'). In poetic and metaphorical usage, often signifies habitation, presence, or domain.
1 Kings 8:4 · Word #13
Lexicon H168
| Lemma | אֹהֶל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤄𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼôhel |
| Strong's | H168 |
| Definition | A portable shelter made of fabric or animal skins, used as a dwelling. It denotes a tent in the context of nomadic life, familial habitation, or as a ritual or sacred structure. The term encompasses temporary or semi-permanent dwellings for individuals, families, or groups, and includes both ordinary tents of everyday use and specialized cultic or sacred tents such as the sanctuary tent ('Tent of Meeting'). In poetic and metaphorical usage, often signifies habitation, presence, or domain. |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in the tent |
SIBI-P1 Translation H168-10
in the tent-dwelling
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב + definite article + masculine singular absolute noun אֹהֶל. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אֹהֶל denotes a portable dwelling derived from the root meaning "to tent" or "to dwell in a tent." The prefixed preposition בָּ (with definite article assimilation) yields "in the tent-dwelling," preserving both the locative sense and the concrete nomadic dwelling implied by the root. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in the tent
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "in the tent-dwelling". |