1 Samuel 15:11:21 Sam.15.11.W2TAB
כִּֽי־הִמְלַ֤כְתִּי
keehimlakhtee
“that I made”
- Transliteration
- kee-him-LAKH-tee
- Extended
- kee-hihm-LAHKH-tee
- IPA
- /kiː.himˈlax.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that I made
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
kee-him-LAKH-tee
- phraseyour reading level
kee-him-LAKH-tee et-sha-OOL
- clause
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
- 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
This is followed by the causal conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} introducing the Hiphil perfect himlāk·tî {הִמְלַ֤כְתִּי | him·laḵ·tî} ‘I made king’, with ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} marking Saul as object.
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 15:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 15:11, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־הִמְלַ֤כְתִּי (keehimlakhtee) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.11.W2.S1) and character.