1 Samuel 15:7:51 Sam.15.7.W5TAB
בּוֹאֲךָ֣
boakha
“as far as”
- Transliteration
- bo-a-KHA
- Extended
- boh-ah-KHAA
- IPA
- /boː.ʔăˈxɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as far as
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
bo-a-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
bo-a-KHA SHUR
- 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 infinitive construct bō-ʾă-ḵā {בּוֹאֲךָ | bō-ʾă-ḵā} with šūr {שׁוּר | šūr} creates a temporal-directional clause.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–waw–aleph
“to come, arrive”
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 15:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 15:7, so the Hebrew word בּוֹאֲךָ֣ (boakha) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.7.W5.S1) and character.