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

Result
הַ + פִּ֕י + לוּ
ha + pi + lu
hapilu

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Pep with dagesh; f without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-PI-lu

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer sha-UL ha-PI-lu be-NI u-VEIN yo-na-TAN be-NI

  3. 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 context1 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.