1 Samuel 15:32:101 Sam.15.32.W10TAB
אֲגַ֖ג
agag
“Agag”
- Transliteration
- a-GAG
- Extended
- ah-GAG
- IPA
- /ʔăˈɣaɣ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Agag
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-GAG
- clause
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI et-a-GAG ME-lekh a-ma-LEK va-YE-lekh e-LAV a-GAG ma-a-da-NOT
- sentence
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ha-gi-SHU e-LAI et-a-GAG ME-lekh a-ma-LEK va-YE-lekh e-LAV a-GAG ma-a-da-NOT va-yo-MER a-GAG a-KHEN SAR mar-ha-MA-vet
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct object marker’ preceding ʾăgăg {אֲגַג֙ | ʾăgăg} ‘Agag’ emphasizes the king as the command’s object.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:32
And Samuel said, “Bring near to me Agag the king of Amalek.” And Agag came to him cheerfully , and Agag said, “Indeed, the bitterness of death has turned aside.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 15:32, so the Hebrew word אֲגַ֖ג (agag) 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.15.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.32.W10.S1) and character.