1 Samuel 14:12:21 Sam.14.12.W2TAB
אַנְשֵׁ֨י
anshe
“men of”
- Transliteration
- an-she
- Extended
- ahn-sheh
- IPA
- /ʔanˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- men of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-she
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-NU an-she ham-mats-tsa-VA
- clause
va-ya-a-NU an-she ham-mats-tsa-VA et-yo-na-TAN ve-et-no-SE ke-LAV va-yo-me-RU a-LU e-LE-nu ve-no-di-A et-khem da-VAR
- sentence
va-ya-a-NU an-she ham-mats-tsa-VA et-yo-na-TAN ve-et-no-SE ke-LAV va-yo-me-RU a-LU e-LE-nu ve-no-di-A et-khem da-VAR va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN el-no-SE ke-LAV a-LE a-kha-RAI ki-ne-ta-NAM ye-ho-VAH be-YAD yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct noun phrase anshei hamatzavah {אַנְשֵׁי הַמַּצָּבָ֜ה | ʾăn·šê ham·maṣ·ṣā·vāh} ‘men of the outpost’ designates the speakers.
Root and etymology
ʾ-n-šaleph–nun–shin
“man, mankind”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:12
And the men of the outpost answered Jonathan and his armor-bearer, saying, “Come up to us and we will make known to you a matter.” And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Come up after me, for the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:12, so the Hebrew word אַנְשֵׁ֨י (anshe) 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.14.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.12.W2.S1) and character.