1 Kings 20:15:21 Kgs.20.15.W2TAB
אֶֽת־נַעֲרֵי֙
etnaare
“{direct object marker} youths of”
- Transliteration
- ET-na-a-RE
- Extended
- EHT-nah-ah-REE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.na.ʕaːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} youths of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-na-a-RE
- clause
va-yif-KOD ET-na-a-RE sa-RE ha-me-di-NOT va-yih-YU ma-a-TA-yim she-NA-yim u-she-lo-SHIM
- sentence
va-yif-KOD ET-na-a-RE sa-RE ha-me-di-NOT va-yih-YU ma-a-TA-yim she-NA-yim u-she-lo-SHIM ve-a-kha-re-HEM pa-KAD ET-kol-ha-AM kol-be-NE yis-ra-EL shiv-AT a-la-FIM
Exegesis
The double construct chain naʿărê śārê hammedînôt {נַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינ֔וֹת | naʿărê śārê hammedînôt} ‘young men of the commanders of the provinces’ displays hierarchical organization.
Root and etymology
n-ʿ-r
“youth; attendant”
In context — 1 Kings 20:15
And he mustered the young men of the commanders of the provinces , and they numbered 232; and after them he mustered all the people, all the sons of Israel , 7,000.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 20:15, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־נַעֲרֵי֙ (etnaare) 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.20.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.15.W2.S1) and character.