1 Samuel 15:24:31 Sam.15.24.W3TAB
אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל֙
elshemuel
“to Samuel”
- Transliteration
- el-she-mu-EL
- Extended
- ehl-sheh-moo-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʃə.muːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Samuel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-she-mu-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL
- clause
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
- 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
The indirect object is marked by el Shmu’el {אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל | ʾel šəmū-ʼēl}.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–ayin
“heard by God”
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 15:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:24, so the Hebrew word אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל֙ (elshemuel) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.24.W3.S1) and character.