1 Samuel 15:8:61 Sam.15.8.W6TAB
הֶחֱרִ֥ים
hekherim
“he devoted to destruction”
- Transliteration
- he-khe-RIM
- Extended
- heh-kheh-RIHM
- IPA
- /hɛħɛˈrim/
Meaning by language
- English
- he devoted to destruction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-khe-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
he-khe-RIM leh-fee-KHA-rev
- clause
ve-et-KOL-ha-AM he-khe-RIM leh-fee-KHA-rev
- 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 Hiphil perfect heḥerīm {הֶחֱרִ֥ים | heḥerīm} ‘devoted to destruction’ signals the herem ban, indicating complete dedication to divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ח־ר־ם
“to ban, devote to destruction”
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 15:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 15:8, so the Hebrew word הֶחֱרִ֥ים (hekherim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.8.W6.S1) and character.