1 Samuel 14:16:71 Sam.14.16.W7TAB
הֶהָמ֛וֹן
hehamon
“the multitude or the crowd”
- Transliteration
- he-ha-MON
- Extended
- heh-haa-MOHN
- IPA
- /hɛhaˈmoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the multitude or the crowd
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-ha-MON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON
- clause
ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
- sentence
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
Exegesis
The sudden-presentation particle wə-hin-nēh {וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə-hin-nēh} marks a dramatic shift to the action noun ha-hā-mōn {הַהָמ֛וֹן | ha-hā-mōn}, ‘the host.’
Root and etymology
ה־מ־מ
“noise, tumult”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:16
Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the multitude was melting away and going here and there.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:16, so the Hebrew word הֶהָמ֛וֹן (hehamon) 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.14.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.16.W7.S1) and character.