1 Samuel 16:11:51 Sam.16.11.W5TAB
הַנְּעָרִים֒
hannearim
“the young men or boys”
- Transliteration
- han-ne-a-RIM
- Extended
- hahn-neh-ah-REEM
- IPA
- /han.nəʕaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the young men or boys
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
han-ne-a-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-tam-MU han-ne-a-RIM
- clause
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
- 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
Exegesis
The interrogative hattammū hanəʿārîm {הֲתַמּוּ הַנְּעָרִים | hattammū hanəʿārîm} uses a Qal perfect to ask about completion.
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 16:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 16:11, so the Hebrew word הַנְּעָרִים֒ (hannearim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.11.W5.S1) and character.