1 Chronicles 18:17:41 Chr.18.17.W4TAB
וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י
vehapleti
“and the Pelethite”
- Transliteration
- ve-hap-le-TI
- Extended
- veh-hahp-leh-TEE
- IPA
- /vəhap.lɛːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Pelethite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hap-le-TI
- clause
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khe-re-TI ve-hap-le-TI
- sentence
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khe-re-TI ve-hap-le-TI u-ve-NE-da-VID ha-ri-sho-NIM le-YAD ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al hakereti vehapeleti {עַל־הַכְּרֵתִי וְהַפְּלֵתִי | ʿal ha-kkĕ-rē-tî wə-hap-pĕ-lê-tî} ‘over the Kerethites and the Pelethites’ expresses Benaiah’s authoritative command over two elite units.
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:17
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was set over the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chief officials at the side of the king .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 18:17, so the Hebrew word וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י (vehapleti) 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 Chr.18.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.17.W4.S1) and character.