1 Samuel 15:26:81 Sam.15.26.W8TAB
מָאַ֙סְתָּה֙
maaste
“rejected”
- Transliteration
- ma-AS-te
- Extended
- maa-AHS-teh
- IPA
- /maːˈʔas.tə/
Meaning by language
- English
- rejected
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-AS-te
- phraseyour reading level
KI ma-AS-te
- clause
KI ma-AS-te et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH va-yim-AS-kha ye-ho-VAH mi-he-YOT ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-sha-UL LO a-SHUV i-MAKH KI ma-AS-te et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH va-yim-AS-kha ye-ho-VAH mi-he-YOT ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֤י | kî} introduces the causal clause ma'asta {מָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ | mā·ʼaś·tā} ‘you have rejected,’ highlighting Saul’s disobedience.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–aleph–samekh
“to reject, despise”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:26
But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, because you have rejected the word of the LORD , and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 15:26, so the Hebrew word מָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ (maaste) 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.15.26.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.26.W8.S1) and character.