1 Samuel 16:22:91 Sam.16.22.W9TAB
חֵ֖ן
khen
“favor”
- Transliteration
- KHEN
- Extended
- KHEEN
- IPA
- /ˈħeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- favor
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ma-TSA KHEN
- clause
ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH sha-UL el-yi-SHAI le-MOR ya-a-MAD-na da-VID le-fa-NAI ki-ma-TSA KHEN be-e-NAI
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּֽי־ | kî} introduces the reason clause with the perfect verb māṣāʼ {מָ֥צָא | māṣāʼ} “has found,” the noun ḥên {חֵ֖ן | ḥên} “favor,” and the locative phrase bəʿênāy {בְּעֵינָֽי | bəʿênāy} “in my eyes.” English shifts the Hebrew VSO sequence into SVO order and renders the cohortative with polite requests.
Root and etymology
ḥ-n-nhet–nun–nun
“favor”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David continue to stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 16:22, so the Hebrew word חֵ֖ן (khen) 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.16.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.22.W9.S1) and character.