1 Samuel 14:9:111 Sam.14.9.W11TAB

אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

alehem

to them

Transliteration
a-LE-hem
Extended
ah-LEE-hehm
IPA
/ʔăleːˈhɛm/

Meaning by language

English
to them

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Result
אֲ + לֵי + הֶֽם׃
a + le + hem
alehem

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-LE-hem

  2. clause

    ve-a-MAD-nu takh-TE-nu ve-LO na-le a-LE-hem

  3. sentence

    im-KO yo-me-RU e-LE-nu DO-mu ad-ha-gi-E-nu a-LE-khem ve-a-MAD-nu takh-TE-nu ve-LO na-le a-LE-hem

Exegesis

The final clause ve-lo naʿălēh ʾălêhem {וְלֹ֥א נַעֲלֶ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם | wə-lōʾ naʿălēh ʾălêhem} employs the negative particle lōʾ with an imperfect verb to express prohibition (‘and we do not ascend to them’). The English rendering preserves the conditional structure, direct speech, and resultant action pattern of the Hebrew.

In context1 Samuel 14:9

If they say to us, “Stand still until we come to you,” then we will stand in our place and not go up to them.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (alehem) 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.14.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.9.W11.S1) and character.