1 Samuel 14:49:111 Sam.14.49.W11TAB
הַבְּכִירָה֙
habekhira
“the firstborn {female}”
- Transliteration
- ha-be-khi-RA
- Extended
- hah-beh-khee-RAA
- IPA
- /habbəxiːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the firstborn {female}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-be-khi-RA
- phraseyour reading level
SHEM ha-be-khi-RA
- clause
ve-SHEM she-TE ve-no-TAV SHEM ha-be-khi-RA me-RAV ve-SHEM ha-ke-ta-NA mi-KHAL
- sentence
va-yih-YU be-NE sha-UL yo-na-TAN ve-yish-VI u-mal-ki-SHU-a ve-SHEM she-TE ve-no-TAV SHEM ha-be-khi-RA me-RAV ve-SHEM ha-ke-ta-NA mi-KHAL
Root and etymology
b-k-rbet–kaph–resh
“firstborn”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:49
And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua, and the names of his two daughters were Merab the firstborn and Michal the younger.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:49:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 14:49, so the Hebrew word הַבְּכִירָה֙ (habekhira) 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.14.49.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.49.W11.S1) and character.