1 Samuel 16:1:91 Sam.16.1.W9TAB
מְאַסְתִּ֔יו
meastiv
“have rejected him”
- Transliteration
- me-as-TIV
- Extended
- meh-ahs-TEEV
- IPA
- /məʔasˈtiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- have rejected him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-as-TIV
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-NI me-as-TIV
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-she-mu-EL ad-ma-TAI a-TA mit-a-BEL el-sha-UL va-a-NI me-as-TIV mim-me-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-she-mu-EL ad-ma-TAI a-TA mit-a-BEL el-sha-UL va-a-NI me-as-TIV mim-me-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL ma-LE kar-ne-KHA SHE-men ve-LEKH e-she-la-kha-KHA el-yi-SHAI BET-ha-lakh-MI ki-ra-I-ti be-va-NAV LI ME-lekh
Exegesis
The perfect məʼāstîw {מְאַסְתִּ֔יו | məʼāstîw} ‘I have rejected him’ with mimməlōḵ {מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ | mimməlōḵ} ‘from reigning’ expresses completed divine action.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:1
And the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have seen for myself a king among his sons.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 16:1, so the Hebrew word מְאַסְתִּ֔יו (meastiv) 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.16.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.1.W9.S1) and character.