1 Samuel 15:8:41 Sam.15.8.W4TAB
חָ֑י
khai
“alive”
- Transliteration
- KHAI
- Extended
- KHAAI
- IPA
- /ˈħaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- alive
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
KHAI
- clause
va-yit-POS et-a-GAG meh-lekh-ah-ma-LEK KHAI
- sentence
va-yit-POS et-a-GAG meh-lekh-ah-ma-LEK KHAI ve-et-KOL-ha-AM he-khe-RIM leh-fee-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The adjective ḥāy {חָ֑י | ḥāy} ‘alive’ emphasizes the unexpected mercy retained.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:8
And he captured Agag, the king of Amalek, alive, and devoted all the people to destruction by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 15:8, so the Hebrew word חָ֑י (khai) 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.15.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.8.W4.S1) and character.