1 Samuel 16:2:171 Sam.16.2.W17TAB
בָּֽאתִי׃
bati
“I have come”
- Transliteration
- BA-ti
- Extended
- BAA-tih
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
BA-ti
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-ge-LAT ba-KAR tik-KAKH be-ya-DE-kha ve-a-MAR-ta liz-BO-kha la-ye-ho-VAH BA-ti
- sentence
va-YO-mer she-mu-EL EKH e-LEKH ve-sha-MA sha-UL va-ha-ra-GA-ni va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-ge-LAT ba-KAR tik-KAKH be-ya-DE-kha ve-a-MAR-ta liz-BO-kha la-ye-ho-VAH BA-ti
Exegesis
The infinitive construct li-zboach {لִזְבֹּחַ | li-z-bo-’aḥ} “to sacrifice” heads a purpose clause introduced by la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la-yə-hō-wāh}, and the perfect bati {בָּאתִי | bā-’ā-tî} “I have come” completes the sequence. English renders the Hebrew vav consecutives as past narrative and retains the infinitive purpose clause to preserve the tension between Samuel’s fear and divine commission.
Root and etymology
b-w-’bet–waw–aleph
“to come, enter”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:2
And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take the heifer of the herd in your hand and say, ‘To sacrifice to the LORD I have come.’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 16:2, so the Hebrew word בָּֽאתִי׃ (bati) 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.16.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.2.W17.S1) and character.