1 Samuel 13:15:121 Sam.13.15.W12TAB
כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ
keshesh
“about six”
- Transliteration
- ke-SHESH
- Extended
- keh-SHEESH
- IPA
- /kəˈʃeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- about six
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-SHESH
- phraseyour reading level
ke-SHESH me-OT
- clause
va-yif-KOD sha-UL et-ha-AM han-nim-tsa-IM im-MO ke-SHESH me-OT ISH
- sentence
va-YA-kam she-mu-EL va-YA-al min-ha-gil-GAL giv-AT bin-ya-MIN va-yif-KOD sha-UL et-ha-AM han-nim-tsa-IM im-MO ke-SHESH me-OT ISH
Exegesis
The numerical phrase kešêš mêʾōṯ ʾîš {כְּשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת אִישׁ | kešêš mêʾōṯ ʾîš} uses the approximation preposition plus collective noun plus singular noun to convey ‘about six hundred men.’ The English rendering preserves Hebrew sequence and highlights leadership logistics.
In context — 1 Samuel 13:15
Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin, and Saul counted the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 13:15, so the Hebrew word כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ (keshesh) 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.13.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.15.W12.S1) and character.