1 Samuel 16:13:31 Sam.16.13.W3TAB
אֶת־קֶ֣רֶן
etkeren
“{direct object} horn of”
- Transliteration
- et-KE-ren
- Extended
- eht-KEH-rehn
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈqɛrɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} horn of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-KE-ren
- phraseyour reading level
et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men
- clause
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH she-mu-EL et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men va-yim-SHAKH o-TO be-KE-rev e-KHA-v va-tits-LAKH RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID me-ha-YOM ha-HU va-MA-la va-ya-KAM she-mu-EL va-ye-LEKH ha-ra-MA-ta
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾēt {אֶת־ | ʾēṯ} identifies the specific object. The construct qeren ha-shemen introduces the anointing horn as a ritual instrument.
Root and etymology
q-r-nqof–resh–nun
“horn, strength”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers , and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel rose and went to Ramah.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 16:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־קֶ֣רֶן (etkeren) 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.16.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.13.W3.S1) and character.