1 Samuel 15:20:131 Sam.15.20.W13TAB
אֶת־אֲגַג֙
etagag
“Agag”
- Transliteration
- et-a-GAG
- Extended
- eht-ah-GAHG
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔăˈɣaɣ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Agag
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-GAG
- clause
va-a-VI et-a-GAG ME-lekh a-ma-LEK ve-et-a-ma-LEK he-khe-RAM-e-ti
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL a-SHER sha-MA-e-ti be-KOL ye-ho-VAH va-e-LEKH ba-DE-rekh a-SHER-she-la-KHA-ni ye-ho-VAH va-a-VI et-a-GAG ME-lekh a-ma-LEK ve-et-a-ma-LEK he-khe-RAM-e-ti
Exegesis
The direct object markers et-agag {אֶת-אֲגַג | ’et-’ă-gag} and ve’et-amelek {וְאֶת-עֲמָלֵק | wə-’et-‘ă-mā-lēq} underscore the specificity of Saul’s actions.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:20
And Saul said to Samuel, “I fully obeyed the voice of the LORD and traveled the path on which the LORD sent me, and I brought back Agag the king of Amalek, and I utterly destroyed Amalek.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 15:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲגַג֙ (etagag) 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.15.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.20.W13.S1) and character.