1 Samuel 13:19:121 Sam.13.19.W12TAB
הָעִבְרִ֔ים
haivrim
“the Hebrews”
- Transliteration
- ha-iv-RIM
- Extended
- haa-ihv-REEM
- IPA
- /haː.ʕivˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Hebrews
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Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-iv-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ya-a-SU ha-iv-RIM
- clause
KI-a-MAR am-re-VU fe-lish-TIM PEN ya-a-SU ha-iv-RIM KHE-rev O kha-NIT
- sentence
ve-kha-RASH LO yim-ma-TSE be-KHOL E-rets yis-ra-EL KI-a-MAR am-re-VU fe-lish-TIM PEN ya-a-SU ha-iv-RIM KHE-rev O kha-NIT
Exegesis
The purpose particle pen {פֶּ֚ן | pen} ‘lest’ governs the Qal imperfect ya-‘ă-śû {יַעֲשׂ֣וּ | ya-‘ă-śû} ‘they will make,’ with its object ha-‘i-vrîm {הָעִבְרִ֔ים | ha-‘i-vrîm} ‘the Hebrews’ and the disjunction ḥe-reḇ ’ô ḥa-nîṯ {חֶ֖רֶב א֥וֹ חֲנִֽית | ḥe-reḇ ’ô ḥa-nîṯ} ‘sword or spear.’ English SVO order preserves the negative existential, causal, and purpose relations while rendering Hebrew VSO into clear modern English.
Root and etymology
ʿ-b-rayin–bet–resh
“those who cross over”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:19
And no craftsman could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make a sword or a spear.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 13:19, so the Hebrew word הָעִבְרִ֔ים (haivrim) 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.13.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.19.W12.S1) and character.