1 Samuel 13:8:31 Sam.13.8.W3TAB

שִׁבְעַ֣ת

shivat

seven of

Transliteration
shiv-AT
Extended
shiv-AHT
IPA
/ʃivˈʕat/

Meaning by language

English
seven of

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Result
שִׁבְ + עַ֣ת
shiv + at
shivat

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    shiv-AT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yi-KHAL va-yo-KHEL shiv-AT ya-MIM

  3. clause

    va-yi-KHAL va-yo-KHEL shiv-AT ya-MIM lam-mo-ED a-SHER she-mu-EL ve-LO-VA she-mu-EL ha-gil-GAL

  4. sentence

    va-yi-KHAL va-yo-KHEL shiv-AT ya-MIM lam-mo-ED a-SHER she-mu-EL ve-LO-VA she-mu-EL ha-gil-GAL va-ya-FETS ha-AM me-la-AV

Exegesis

The construct numeral šibʿat yamim {שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ם | šibʿat yā·mim} ‘seven days’ marks duration.

In context1 Samuel 13:8

He waited seven days for the appointed time Samuel had set, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal , and the people scattered from him.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 13:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 13:8, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְעַ֣ת (shivat) 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.13.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.8.W3.S1) and character.