1 Samuel 14:27:71 Sam.14.27.W7TAB

אֶת־קְצֵ֤ה

etkse

{direct object} the end of

Transliteration
et-kse
Extended
eht-kseh
IPA
/ʔɛt-qəˈt͡seː/

Meaning by language

English
{direct object} the end of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + קְצֵ֤ה
et + kse
etkse

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tsadets as in cats
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-kse

  2. phraseyour reading level

    et-kse ha-ma-TE

  3. clause

    ve-yo-na-TAN LO-sha-MA be-hash-be-A a-VIV et-ha-AM va-yish-LAKH et-kse ha-ma-TE a-SHER be-ya-DO va-yit-BOL o-TA be-ya-RAT ha-de-VASH

  4. sentence

    ve-yo-na-TAN LO-sha-MA be-hash-be-A a-VIV et-ha-AM va-yish-LAKH et-kse ha-ma-TE a-SHER be-ya-DO va-yit-BOL o-TA be-ya-RAT ha-de-VASH va-ya-SHEV ya-DO el-PIV ve-te-RE-na va-ta-OR-na e-NAIV

Exegesis

The relative clause asher beyado {אֲשֶׁר בְּיָד֔וֹ | ’a-šer bə-ya-ḏô} ‘that was in his hand’ qualifies ketseh hamatteh {קְצֵה הַמַּטֶּה | qe-ṣê ha-mat-têh} ‘the tip of the staff’.

Root and etymology

ק־צ־ה

end, tip

In context1 Samuel 14:27

Now Jonathan did not hear when his father caused the people to swear , so he stretched out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb , and he put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:27, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קְצֵ֤ה (etkse) 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.14.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.27.W7.S1) and character.