1 Samuel 15:7:31 Sam.15.7.W3TAB
אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק
etahmalek
“the Amalekites”
- Transliteration
- et-ah-ma-LEK
- Extended
- eht-ah-ma-LEHK
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʕă.maˈleːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Amalekites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
et-ah-ma-LEK
- clause
va-YAKH sha-UL et-ah-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YAKH sha-UL et-ah-ma-LEK me-kha-vi-LA bo-a-KHA SHUR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The particle ʾet- {אֶת־ | ʾet-} marks ʿă-mā-lêq {עֲמָלֵק | ʿă-mā-lêq} as the definite object.
Root and etymology
עמ״לʿ-m-l
“toil, labor”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul struck down the Amalekites from Khavilah as he came to Shur , on the face of Egypt.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק (etahmalek) 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.15.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.7.W3.S1) and character.