1 Samuel 15:27:51 Sam.15.27.W5TAB
בִּכְנַף־מְעִיל֖וֹ
biknafmeheeloh
“the hem of his robe”
- Transliteration
- bik-NAF-meh-EE-LOH
- Extended
- bihk-NAHF-meh-EE-LOH
- IPA
- /bix.naf.mə.ʕiːˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the hem of his robe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bik-NAF-meh-EE-LOH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-kha-ZEK bik-NAF-meh-EE-LOH
- clause
va-ya-kha-ZEK bik-NAF-meh-EE-LOH va-yik-KA-ra
- sentence
va-yis-SOV she-mu-EL la-LE-khet va-ya-kha-ZEK bik-NAF-meh-EE-LOH va-yik-KA-ra
Exegesis
The construct chain biknaf-meilo {בִּכְנַף־מְעִיל֖וֹ | biḵ·naf mə·ʿī·lô} binds ‘edge’ to ‘robe’, focusing on what is grasped. In English the implicit subject of ‘grasped’ is rendered explicitly as Saul to clarify agency while preserving narrative sequence.
Root and etymology
k-n-pkaf–nun–pe
“wing, corner, extremity”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:27
And as Samuel turned to go, Saul grasped the edge of his robe , and it tore.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 15:27, so the Hebrew word בִּכְנַף־מְעִיל֖וֹ (biknafmeheeloh) 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.15.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.27.W5.S1) and character.