1 Samuel 13:7:111 Sam.13.7.W11TAB
חָרְד֥וּ
khardu
“trembled”
- Transliteration
- khar-DU
- Extended
- khaar-DOO
- IPA
- /ħarˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- trembled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khar-DU
- phraseyour reading level
khar-DU a-kha-RAV
- clause
ve-sha-UL o-DEN-nu ba-gil-GAL ve-khol-ha-AM khar-DU a-kha-RAV
- sentence
ve-iv-RIM av-RU et-ha-yar-DEN E-rets GAD ve-gil-AD ve-sha-UL o-DEN-nu ba-gil-GAL ve-khol-ha-AM khar-DU a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
Finally, the perfect khardu acharav {חָרְד֥וּ אַחֲרָֽיו | khā-rə-dū ʾa-ḥă-rā-vū} depicts communal trembling coupled with pursuit, blending fear with physical trailing.
Root and etymology
kh-r-dchet–resh–dalet
“to tremble”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:7
And Hebrews crossed over the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead, while Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the people trembled after him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word חָרְד֥וּ (khardu) 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.13.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.7.W11.S1) and character.