1 Samuel 15:28:121 Sam.15.28.W12TAB
הַטּ֥וֹב
hatov
“the better”
- Transliteration
- ha-TOV
- Extended
- hah-TOHV
- IPA
- /hatˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the better
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-TOV
- phraseyour reading level
ha-TOV mim-me-KHA
- clause
u-ne-ta-NA le-re-A-KHA ha-TOV mim-me-KHA
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV she-mu-EL ka-RA ye-ho-VAH et-mam-le-KHUT yis-ra-EL me-le-KHA ha-YOM u-ne-ta-NA le-re-A-KHA ha-TOV mim-me-KHA
Exegesis
The adjective hattōḇ {הַטּוֹב | hattōḇ} forms a comparative with minmẹḵā {מִמֶּךָ | minmẹḵā} ‘than you,’ highlighting relative fitness. English maintains the Hebrew VSO order and preserves temporal and comparative emphasis.
Root and etymology
ט־ו־ב
“good, better”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:28
And Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 15:28, so the Hebrew word הַטּ֥וֹב (hatov) 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.15.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.28.W12.S1) and character.