1 Samuel 15:32:31 Sam.15.32.W3TAB

הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ

hagishu

bring

Transliteration
ha-gi-SHU
Extended
hah-gih-SHOO
IPA
/hagˈgiːʃuː/

Meaning by language

English
bring

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + גִּ֤י + שׁוּ
ha + gi + shu
hagishu

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Gimelg as in good
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-gi-SHU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-gi-SHU e-LAI

  3. 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

  4. 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 Hiphil imperative haggīshū {הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ | haggîšû} ‘bring near’ conveys the authoritative summons.

Root and etymology

g-y-shgimel–yod–shin

approach; draw near

In context1 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 15:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:32, so the Hebrew word הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ (hagishu) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.32.W3.S1) and character.