1 Samuel 15:25:21 Sam.15.25.W2TAB

שָׂ֥א

sa

pardon

Transliteration
SA
Extended
SAA
IPA
/ˈsaː/

Meaning by language

English
pardon

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    SA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    SA NA

  3. clause

    veh-a-TA SA NA et-kha-TA-ti

  4. sentence

    veh-a-TA SA NA et-kha-TA-ti veh-SHUV i-MI veh-esh-ta-kha-VEH la-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The Qal imperative sa {שָׂא | să’} ‘lift up/forgive’ is tempered by the entreaty particle na {נָא | nā’} for polite request.

Root and etymology

Rootnun–shin–aleph

to lift up, remove guilt

In context1 Samuel 15:25

And now, please forgive my sin, and return with me, so that I may bow down to the LORD .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 15:25, so the Hebrew word שָׂ֥א (sa) 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.15.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.25.W2.S1) and character.