1 Samuel 13:14:41 Sam.13.14.W4TAB

בִּקֵּשׁ֩

bikkesh

he has sought

Transliteration
bik-KESH
Extended
bihk-KEESH
IPA
/biqˈqeːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
he has sought

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בִּק + קֵּשׁ֩
bik + kesh
bikkesh

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    bik-KESH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO

  3. clause

    bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TA mam-la-KHE-kha lo-ta-KUM bik-KESH ye-ho-VAH LO ISH kil-va-VO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu ye-ho-VAH le-na-GID al-a-MO KI LO sha-MAR-ta ET a-sher-tsiv-KHA ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The Piel perfect bikkesh {בִּקֵּשׁ | bik-kēsh} ‘has sought’ followed by YHWH and lo ish {לוֹ אִישׁ | loʾ īsh} marks completed divine initiative.

In context1 Samuel 13:14

But now your kingdom will not endure. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart , and the LORD has appointed him to be leader over His people, because you did not keep what the LORD commanded you.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 13:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 13:14, so the Hebrew word בִּקֵּשׁ֩ (bikkesh) 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.13.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.14.W4.S1) and character.