1 Samuel 14:11:31 Sam.14.11.W3TAB

אֶל־מַצַּ֖ב

elmatsav

to the stationed group of

Transliteration
el-ma-TSAV
Extended
ehl-mah-TSAAV
IPA
/ʔɛl.matˈtsaːv/

Meaning by language

English
to the stationed group of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶל + מַ + צַּ֖ב
el + ma + tsav
elmatsav

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tsadets as in cats
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-ma-TSAV

  2. clause

    va-yig-ga-LU she-NEI-hem el-ma-TSAV pe-lish-TIM

  3. 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 direction el-matzav pelishtim {אֶל־מַצַּב פְּלִשְׁתִּים | ʾel-maṭṣav pəlištîm} situates them at the Philistine guard post.

Root and etymology

ṣ-b-btsade–bet–bet

to set up, station

In context1 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 14:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:11, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מַצַּ֖ב (elmatsav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.11.W3.S1) and character.