1 Samuel 14:18:31 Sam.14.18.W3TAB
לַֽאֲחִיָּ֔ה
laakhiya
“to Ahijah”
- Transliteration
- la-a-khi-YA
- Extended
- lah-ah-khih-YAA
- IPA
- /laʔăħijˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Ahijah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-a-khi-YA
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL la-a-khi-YA ha-gi-SHA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL la-a-khi-YA ha-gi-SHA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI-ha-YA a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM ba-YOM ha-HU u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The subject Šā’ûl {שָׁאוּל֙ | Šā’ûl} precedes the indirect object la’ăḥiyyāh {לַֽאֲחִיָּ֔ה | la’ăḥiyyāh}, marking the addressee.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-heChet, Yod, Heh
“to live, be alive”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:18
Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God .” For the ark was on that day with the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:18, so the Hebrew word לַֽאֲחִיָּ֔ה (laakhiya) 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.14.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.18.W3.S1) and character.