1 Samuel 14:42:31 Sam.14.42.W3TAB
הַפִּ֕ילוּ
hapilu
“cast”
- Transliteration
- ha-PI-lu
- Extended
- hah-PEE-loo
- IPA
- /hapˈpiː.luː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cast
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-PI-lu
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL ha-PI-lu be-NI u-VEIN yo-na-TAN be-NI
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL ha-PI-lu be-NI u-VEIN yo-na-TAN be-NI va-yil-la-KHED yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The hiphil imperative happîlû {הַפִּילוּ | happîlû} ‘cast’ signals a divinely sanctioned lot-casting procedure.
Root and etymology
נ־פ־לn–p–l
“to cast, cause to fall”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:42
And Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Then Jonathan was taken.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:42:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:42, so the Hebrew word הַפִּ֕ילוּ (hapilu) 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.14.42.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.42.W3.S1) and character.