1 Samuel 15:22:81 Sam.15.22.W8TAB
בְּק֣וֹל
bekol
“the voice of”
- Transliteration
- be-KOL
- Extended
- beh-KOHL
- IPA
- /bəˈqoːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the voice of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KOL
- phraseyour reading level
be-KOL ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-KHE-fets la-ye-ho-VAH be-o-LOT u-ze-va-KHIM ki-she-MO-a be-KOL ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-KHE-fets la-ye-ho-VAH be-o-LOT u-ze-va-KHIM ki-she-MO-a be-KOL ye-ho-VAH hi-NE she-MO-a mi-ZE-vakh TOV le-hak-SHIV me-KHE-lev E-lim
Root and etymology
Rootq-w-l
“sound”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams."
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 15:22, so the Hebrew word בְּק֣וֹל (bekol) 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.15.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.22.W8.S1) and character.