1 Samuel 14:46:31 Sam.14.46.W3TAB
מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י
meakhare
“from after”
- Transliteration
- me-a-kha-re
- Extended
- mee-ah-khah-REH
- IPA
- /meː.ʔa.ħaˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from after
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-a-kha-re
- clause
va-YA-al sha-UL me-a-kha-re pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YA-al sha-UL me-a-kha-re pe-lish-TIM u-fe-lish-TIM hal-KHU lim-ko-MAM
Exegesis
The phrase me'akhare Pelishtim {מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | mêʼaḥârê pəlîštîm} ‘from after the Philistines’ indicates Saul’s pursuit ceasing.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:46
Then Saul withdrew from following the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:46:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:46, so the Hebrew word מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י (meakhare) 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.14.46.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.46.W3.S1) and character.