1 Kings 15:19:91 Kgs.15.19.W9TAB
שָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽי
shalakhti
“I have sent”
- Transliteration
- sha-lakh-TI
- Extended
- shaa-lahkh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʃaːlaħˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have sent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
sha-lakh-TI
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad
- clause
hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-PE-ra et-be-RIT-kha et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
- sentence
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha BEN a-VI u-VEN a-VI-kha hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-PE-ra et-be-RIT-kha et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
Exegesis
The demonstrative hinneh {הִנֵּה | hinnê} ‘behold’ introduces the main clause, governed by the Qal perfect shalachti {שָׁלַחְתִּי | šā-laḥ-tî} ‘I have sent.’
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–ḥet
“to send”
In context — 1 Kings 15:19
A covenant exists between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 15:19, so the Hebrew word שָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽי (shalakhti) 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.15.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.19.W9.S1) and character.