1 Samuel 15:16:41 Sam.15.16.W4TAB
הֶ֚רֶף
heref
“stop”
- Transliteration
- HE-ref
- Extended
- HEH-rehf
- IPA
- /ˈhɛrɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- stop
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HE-ref
- clause
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-sha-UL HE-ref ve-a-gi-DA le-KHA ET a-SHER di-BER ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LAI-la
- sentence
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-sha-UL HE-ref ve-a-gi-DA le-KHA ET a-SHER di-BER ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LAI-la va-yo-MER LO da-BER
Exegesis
The imperative hereph {הֶ֚רֶף | herēp} functions as an interruption marker, compelling Saul to pause.
Root and etymology
Rooth-r-p
“to cease”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:16
And Samuel said to Saul, "Cease and let me tell you what the LORD spoke to me last night." And he said to him, "Speak."
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 15:16, so the Hebrew word הֶ֚רֶף (heref) 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.15.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.16.W4.S1) and character.