1 Samuel 14:3:91 Sam.14.3.W9TAB

בְּשִׁל֖וֹ

beshilo

in Shiloh

Transliteration
be-shi-LO
Extended
beh-shih-LOH
IPA
/bəʃiˈloː/

Meaning by language

English
in Shiloh

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + שִׁ + ל֖וֹ
be + shi + lo
beshilo

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-shi-LO

  2. clause

    va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV a-KHI i-kha-VOD ben-pin-KHAS ben-e-LI ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO no-SE e-FOD

  3. sentence

    va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV a-KHI i-kha-VOD ben-pin-KHAS ben-e-LI ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO no-SE e-FOD ve-ha-AM LO ya-DA KI ha-LAKH yo-na-TAN

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase be-shilo {בְּשִׁל֖וֹ | bə-šîlô} ‘in Shiloh’ localizes his service at the cultic center.

In context1 Samuel 14:3

Ahijah, son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, served as priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing the ephod . But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 14:3, so the Hebrew word בְּשִׁל֖וֹ (beshilo) 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.14.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.3.W9.S1) and character.