1 Samuel 15:7:41 Sam.15.7.W4TAB
מֵֽחֲוִילָה֙
mekhavila
“from Havilah”
- Transliteration
- me-kha-vi-LA
- Extended
- meh-KHAH-VEE-LAA
- IPA
- /meː.ħa.wiˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from Havilah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-kha-vi-LA
- clause
me-kha-vi-LA bo-a-KHA SHUR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-ra-YIM
- 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 phrase mē-ḥă-wî-lāh {מֵֽחֲוִילָה | mē-ḥă-wî-lāh} indicates the starting point.
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 15:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 15:7, so the Hebrew word מֵֽחֲוִילָה֙ (mekhavila) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.7.W4.S1) and character.