1 Samuel 14:8:61 Sam.14.8.W6TAB
אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים
elhaanashim
“to the men”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-a-na-SHIM
- Extended
- ehl-hah-ah-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.haː.ʔănaːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the men
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-a-na-SHIM
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE a-NAKH-nu o-ve-RIM el-ha-a-na-SHIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN hi-NE a-NAKH-nu o-ve-RIM el-ha-a-na-SHIM ve-nig-li-NU a-le-HEM
Exegesis
The phrase anakhnu ovrim el-ha-anashim {אֲנַ֥חְנוּ עֹבְרִ֖ים אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים | ʾănakhnû ōvrîm ʾel-ha-ʾănāšîm} comprises a pronoun plus a Qal participle expressing deliberate motion toward a defined group.
Root and etymology
ʾ-n-šaleph–nun–shin
“man, mankind”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:8
And Jonathan said, “Behold, we are crossing over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 14:8, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים (elhaanashim) 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.14.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.8.W6.S1) and character.