1 Samuel 16:10:121 Sam.16.10.W12TAB

בָּאֵֽלֶּה׃

baelle

these

Transliteration
ba-EL-le
Extended
baa-EHL-leh
IPA
/baːˈʔeːl.lɛh/

Meaning by language

English
these

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בָּ + אֵֽל + לֶּה׃
ba + el + le
baelle

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-EL-le

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ba-EL-le

  3. sentence

    va-ya-a-VER yi-SHAI shiv-AT ba-NAV lif-NE she-mu-EL va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ba-EL-le

Exegesis

The demonstrative bā’ēlleh {בָּאֵלֶּה | bā’ēlleh} restricts the selection to those present, underscoring the theme of divine choice.

Root and etymology

b-w-’bet–waw–aleph

to come, enter

In context1 Samuel 16:10

And Jesse caused seven of his sons to pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 16:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 16:10, so the Hebrew word בָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ (baelle) 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.16.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.10.W12.S1) and character.