1 Samuel 14:38:101 Sam.14.38.W10TAB
בַּמָּ֗ה
bama
“in what”
- Transliteration
- ba-MA
- Extended
- bah-MAA
- IPA
- /bamˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in what
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-MA
- clause
u-de-U u-re-U ba-MA ha-ye-TA ha-kha-TAT ha-ZOT ha-YOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL go-SHU ha-LOM KOL pi-NOT ha-AM u-de-U u-re-U ba-MA ha-ye-TA ha-kha-TAT ha-ZOT ha-YOM
Exegesis
The prepositional interrogative bamah {בַּמָּה | ba-mā} ‘by what means’ introduces the causal inquiry.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:38
And Saul said, “Draw near here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see by what means the sin has occurred this day.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 14:38, so the Hebrew word בַּמָּ֗ה (bama) 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.14.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.38.W10.S1) and character.