1 Samuel 14:6:31 Sam.14.6.W3TAB
אֶל־הַנַּ֣עַר
elhanaar
“to the young man”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-NA-ar
- Extended
- ehl-hah-NAH-ahr
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hanˈna.ʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the young man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-NA-ar
- phraseyour reading level
el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ve-RA el-mat-TSAV ha-a-re-LIM ha-E-le u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH LA-nu
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ve-RA el-mat-TSAV ha-a-re-LIM ha-E-le u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH LA-nu KI EN la-ye-ho-VAH ma-e-TSOR le-ho-shi-A be-RAV O vim-e-AT
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | el} ‘to’ introduces direct address to han-naʿar {הַנַּ֣עַר | han-naʿar} ‘the young man’, further defined by nōsēʾ kēlāv {נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו | nōsēʾ kēlāv} ‘one carrying his equipment’, indicating an armor-bearer.
Root and etymology
n-ʿ-rnun–ayin–resh
“youth, attendant”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work for us, for no restraint can prevent Him from saving by many or by few.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַנַּ֣עַר (elhanaar) 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.14.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.6.W3.S1) and character.