1 Samuel 14:11:121 Sam.14.11.W12TAB
הִתְחַבְּאוּ־שָֽׁם׃
hitkhabeusham
“they hid themselves there”
- Transliteration
- hit-kha-be-U-SHAM
- Extended
- hihth-khah-beh-OO-SHAHM
- IPA
- /hitħabˈbɛʔuː.ʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- they hid themselves there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hit-kha-be-U-SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER hit-kha-be-U-SHAM
- clause
va-yo-me-RU pe-lish-TIM hi-NE iv-rim yo-tse-IM min-ha-kho-RIM a-SHER hit-kha-be-U-SHAM
- sentence
va-yig-ga-LU she-NEI-hem el-ma-TSAV pe-lish-TIM va-yo-me-RU pe-lish-TIM hi-NE iv-rim yo-tse-IM min-ha-kho-RIM a-SHER hit-kha-be-U-SHAM
Exegesis
The phrase min-ha-chorim {מִן־הַחֹרִים | min-ha-ḥōrîm} introduces the source, while the relative clause asher hitchabbeʾu-sham {אֲשֶׁר הִתְחַבְּאוּ־שָׁם | ʾăšer hitḥabbəʾū-šām} employs a Hitpaʿel perfect to underscore agentive concealment. This structure preserves Hebrew sequential flow and dramatic emphasis in the English renderings.
Root and etymology
ḥ-b-ʾ
“to hide”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:11
Then the two of them revealed themselves to the Philistine outpost, and the Philistines said, “Behold, Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they had hidden .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 14:11, so the Hebrew word הִתְחַבְּאוּ־שָֽׁם׃ (hitkhabeusham) 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.14.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.11.W12.S1) and character.