1 Samuel 15:32:151 Sam.15.32.W15TAB
סָ֥ר
sar
“has passed”
- Transliteration
- SAR
- Extended
- SAAR
- IPA
- /ˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- has passed
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
SAR
- phraseyour reading level
SAR mar-ha-MA-vet
- clause
va-yo-MER a-GAG a-KHEN SAR mar-ha-MA-vet
- 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
In his reply, the Qal perfect sār {סָ֥ר | sār} ‘has turned aside’ together with the construct noun phrase mar-hammāwet {מַר־הַמָּֽוֶת | mar-hammāwet} ‘bitterness of death’ expresses reversal of mortal peril. The series of vav-consecutive clauses sustains a chronological flow from command to action to speech, intensifying dramatic tension.
Root and etymology
s-w-rsamekh–vav–resh
“turn aside; depart”
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 15:32:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 15:32, so the Hebrew word סָ֥ר (sar) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.32.W15.S1) and character.