1 Samuel 15:32:161 Sam.15.32.W16TAB
מַר־הַמָּֽוֶת׃
marhamavet
“the bitterness of death”
- Transliteration
- mar-ha-MA-vet
- Extended
- mahr-hah-MAA-veht
- IPA
- /mar.hammɔːˈwɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the bitterness of death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
mar-ha-MA-vet
- 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
m-r-rmem–resh–resh
“bitterness”
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 15:32:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 15:32, so the Hebrew word מַר־הַמָּֽוֶת׃ (marhamavet) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.32.W16.S1) and character.