1 Samuel 13:10:111 Sam.13.10.W11TAB

לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃

levarakho

to bless him, to greet him

Transliteration
le-va-ra-KHO
Extended
leh-vah-rah-KHOO
IPA
/ləvɔ̆răˈxoː/

Meaning by language

English
to bless him, to greet him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + בָ + רֲ + כֽוֹ׃
le + va + ra + kho
levarakho

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-va-ra-KHO

  2. clause

    va-ye-TSE sha-UL lik-ra-TO le-va-ra-KHO

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI ke-khal-lo-TO le-ha-a-LOT ha-o-LA ve-hin-NE she-mu-EL BA va-ye-TSE sha-UL lik-ra-TO le-va-ra-KHO

Exegesis

The coordinated infinitives likrato {לִקְרָאתוֹ | li·qrā·ṯō} and levarakho {לְבָרֲכֽוֹ | lə·wā·rä·ḵō} each express purpose, clarifying Saul’s intention and creating a concise narrative progression that highlights the immediacy of Samuel’s arrival and Saul’s responsive action.

In context1 Samuel 13:10

And it happened, as he finished offering up the burnt offering, behold Samuel came, and Saul went out to meet him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 13:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 13:10, so the Hebrew word לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃ (levarakho) 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 Sam.13.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.10.W11.S1) and character.