1 Samuel 16:11:151 Sam.16.11.W15TAB
אֶל־יִשַׁי֙
elyishai
“to Jesse”
- Transliteration
- el-yi-SHAI
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-SHAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jiˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jesse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
el-yi-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI
- clause
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI shil-KHA ve-ka-KHE-nu KI lo-na-SOV ad-bo-O PO
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI ha-tam-MU han-ne-a-RIM va-YO-mer OD sha-AR hak-ka-TAN ve-hin-NE ro-E bats-TSO-n va-YO-mer she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI shil-KHA ve-ka-KHE-nu KI lo-na-SOV ad-bo-O PO
In context — 1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are the young men all here?” And he replied, “There remains still the youngest , and behold, he is tending the flock .” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 16:11, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יִשַׁי֙ (elyishai) 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.16.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.11.W15.S1) and character.