1 Samuel 15:17:41 Sam.15.17.W4TAB
אִם־קָטֹ֤ן
imkaton
“though small”
- Transliteration
- im-ka-TON
- Extended
- ihm-kah-TON
- IPA
- /ʔim.qaːˈtoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- though small
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ka-TON
- phraseyour reading level
im-ka-TON a-TA
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL ha-LO im-ka-TON a-TA be-e-NE-kha ROSH shiv-TE yis-ra-EL A-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL ha-LO im-ka-TON a-TA be-e-NE-kha ROSH shiv-TE yis-ra-EL A-ta va-yim-sha-KHA-kha ye-ho-VAH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The concessive clause ʾim-qā-ṭōn bə-ʿê-ney-kā {אִם־קָטֹן בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | ʾim-qā-ṭōn bə-ʿê-ney-kā} “if small in your eyes” conveys personal perceived insignificance.
Root and etymology
q-ṭ-nqof–ṭet–nun
“to be small”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, “Is it not true that, though you are small in your own eyes, you are the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 15:17, so the Hebrew word אִם־קָטֹ֤ן (imkaton) 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.15.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.17.W4.S1) and character.