1 Samuel 14:24:151 Sam.14.24.W15TAB
מֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔י
meovai
“from my enemies”
- Transliteration
- me-o-VAI
- Extended
- mee-oh-VAI
- IPA
- /meːʔojˈvaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- from my enemies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-o-VAI
- clause
va-yo-EL sha-UL et-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ad-ha-E-rev ve-nik-kam-TI me-o-VAI ve-LO TA-am kol-ha-AM LA-khem
- sentence
ve-ISH-yis-ra-EL ni-GAS ba-YOM ha-HU va-yo-EL sha-UL et-ha-AM le-MOR a-RUR ha-ISH a-sher-yo-KHAL LE-khem ad-ha-E-rev ve-nik-kam-TI me-o-VAI ve-LO TA-am kol-ha-AM LA-khem
Exegesis
The temporal clause ʿad-ha-ʿereḇ wə-niqqamṯî mē-ʾôyēḇay {עַד־הָעֶרֶב וְנִקַּמְתִּי מֵאֹיְבַי | ʿad-ha-ʿereḇ wə-niqqamṯî mē-ʾôyēḇay} ties the duration of the vow to vengeance.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:24
But the men of Israel were pressed that day, for Saul had bound the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats food until evening when I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:24:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 14:24, so the Hebrew word מֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔י (meovai) 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.14.24.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.24.W15.S1) and character.