1 Samuel 15:4:51 Sam.15.4.W5TAB

בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים

batelaim

in Telaim

Transliteration
ba-te-la-IM
Extended
bah-teh-laa-EEM
IPA
/bat.təlaːˈʔiːm/

Meaning by language

English
in Telaim

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בַּ + טְּ + לָ + אִ֔ים
ba + te + la + im
batelaim

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tett — emphatic
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-te-la-IM

  2. clause

    va-yish-MA sha-UL ET-ha-AM va-yif-ke-DEM ba-te-la-IM ma-a-TA-yim E-lef rag-LI

  3. sentence

    va-yish-MA sha-UL ET-ha-AM va-yif-ke-DEM ba-te-la-IM ma-a-TA-yim E-lef rag-LI va-a-SE-ret a-la-FIM ET-ISH ye-hu-DA

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase bā-Telaʾim {בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים | bā-ṭəlāʼîm} locates the action.

In context1 Samuel 15:4

And Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 15:4, so the Hebrew word בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים (batelaim) 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.15.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.4.W5.S1) and character.