1 Samuel 14:21:11 Sam.14.21.W1TAB
וְהָעִבְרִ֗ים
vehaivrim
“and the Hebrews”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-iv-RIM
- Extended
- veh-haa-ihv-REEM
- IPA
- /wəhaː.ʕivˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Hebrews
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-iv-RIM
- clause
ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV
- sentence
ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV ve-gam-HE-ma li-he-YOT im-yis-ra-EL a-SHER im-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The verse opens with topical fronting of the subject vehaivrim {וְהָעִבְרִים | wə-hā-ʿiv-rīm} ‘the Hebrews’, followed by the copular perfect hayu {הָיוּ | hā-yû} ‘they were’ linking to the prepositional phrase la-pə-lish-tim {לַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים | la-pə-lish-tīm} ‘with the Philistines’.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-b-r
“to cross over”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:21
And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines like the previous days , who had gone up with them around the camp, likewise turned to be with Israel—those with Saul and Jonathan .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word וְהָעִבְרִ֗ים (vehaivrim) 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.14.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.21.W1.S1) and character.