1 Samuel 14:6:41 Sam.14.6.W4TAB

נֹשֵׂ֣א

nose

bearing

Transliteration
no-SE
Extended
noh-SEE
IPA
/noːˈseː/

Meaning by language

English
bearing

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Result
נֹ + שֵׂ֣א
no + se
nose

Alphabet Analysis

Nunn as in new
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    no-SE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV

  3. 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

  4. 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-s-ʾnun–shin–aleph

to bear, carry

In context1 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 14:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 14:6, so the Hebrew word נֹשֵׂ֣א (nose) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.6.W4.S1) and character.