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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-va-ra-KHO
- clause
va-ye-TSE sha-UL lik-ra-TO le-va-ra-KHO
- 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 context — 1 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.