1 Samuel 15:11:141 Sam.15.11.W14TAB
כָּל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
kalhalaila
“all night”
- Transliteration
- kal-ha-LAI-la
- Extended
- kaal-hah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /kɔl.halˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- all night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kal-ha-LAI-la
- clause
va-yi-KHAR lish-mu-EL va-yiz-AK el-ye-ho-VAH kal-ha-LAI-la
- sentence
ni-KHAM-tee kee-him-LAKH-tee et-sha-OOL le-ME-lekh kee-SHAV mee-ah-kha-RAI veh-et-de-va-RAI LO he-KIM va-yi-KHAR lish-mu-EL va-yiz-AK el-ye-ho-VAH kal-ha-LAI-la
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾel Yə·hō·wāh {אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה | ʾel Yə·hō·wāh} ‘to the LORD’ identifies the divine addressee, and the adverbial phrase kol-hal·lāh {כָּל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ | kāl-hal·lāh} ‘all the night’ emphasizes duration. This tight sequence of clauses underscores the cause-and-effect interplay of divine regret, human disobedience, and prophetic intercession.
Root and etymology
k-l-h
“to complete, finish”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:11
I was grieved because I made Saul king and he has turned back from following Me and has not fulfilled My words . Samuel burned with anger, and he cried out to the LORD all that night.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 15:11, so the Hebrew word כָּל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ (kalhalaila) 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.15.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.11.W14.S1) and character.