1 Samuel 14:5:21 Sam.14.5.W2TAB

הָאֶחָ֛ד

haekhad

the one

Transliteration
ha-e-KHAD
Extended
haa-eh-KHAAD
IPA
/haː.ʔɛˈħaːd/

Meaning by language

English
the one

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Result
הָ + אֶ + חָ֛ד
ha + e + khad
haekhad

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-e-KHAD

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-SHEN ha-e-KHAD

  3. clause

    ha-SHEN ha-e-KHAD ma-TSUK mi-tsa-FON MUL mik-MASH

  4. sentence

    ha-SHEN ha-e-KHAD ma-TSUK mi-tsa-FON MUL mik-MASH ve-ha-e-KHAD mi-NE-gev MUL ga-VA

Exegesis

Each clause presents the definite noun phrase ha-shen ha-echad {הַשֵּׁן הָאֶחָד | haš-šên hā’êḥād} ‘the one cliff’, followed by the directional prepositional phrase mi-tsafon {מִצָּפוֹן | miṣ-ṣā-pōn} ‘from the north’ or mi-negev {מִנֶּגֶב | min-né-gev} ‘from the south’, and the relational preposition mul {מ֣וּל | mūl} ‘opposite’ plus the place name Mikhmash {מִכְמָשׂ | mi-khmāš} or Geba {גְּבַע | ge-ḇa‘}. This mirroring of structure underscores the symmetrical positioning of the two cliffs. Maintaining the NP + PP + PP sequence in translation preserves the balanced spatial description.

Root and etymology

א־ח־ד

one

In context1 Samuel 14:5

The one cliff was steep to the north, facing Michmash, and the other was to the south, facing Geba.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 14:5, so the Hebrew word הָאֶחָ֛ד (haekhad) 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.14.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.5.W2.S1) and character.