1 Samuel 15:24:121 Sam.15.24.W12TAB
בְּקוֹלָֽם׃
bekolam
“to their voice”
- Transliteration
- be-ko-LAM
- Extended
- beh-koh-LAAM
- IPA
- /bəqoːˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to their voice
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ko-LAM
- clause
KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL kha-ta-TI ki-a-var-TI et-pi-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-de-va-RE-kha KI ya-RE-ti et-ha-AM va-esh-MA be-ko-LAM
Exegesis
A second ki {כִּי | kî} introduces motive in yareti {יָרֵאתִי | yā-rê-ʼî} ‘I was afraid’ with ha’am {הָעָם | hā-ʿām} as object, and the vav-consecutive va-eshma {וָאֶשְׁמַע | wā-ʼeš-maʿ} ‘and I listened’ with bekolam {בְּקוֹלָם | bə-qō-lām} ‘to their voice’. The sequence of vav-consecutives and construct chains underscores the tension between divine mandate and popular pressure.
Root and etymology
Rootq-w-l
“sound”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:24
And Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the command of the LORD and your words , because I was afraid of the people and I listened to their voice.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 15:24, so the Hebrew word בְּקוֹלָֽם׃ (bekolam) 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.15.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.24.W12.S1) and character.