1 Samuel 16:5:81 Sam.16.5.W8TAB
אִתִּ֖י
iti
“with me”
- Transliteration
- i-TI
- Extended
- ih-TI
- IPA
- /ʔitˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
i-TI
- phraseyour reading level
u-va-TEM i-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-LOM liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH ba-TI hit-ka-DE-shu u-va-TEM i-TI ba-za-VAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-LOM liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH ba-TI hit-ka-DE-shu u-va-TEM i-TI ba-za-VAKH va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI ve-et-ba-NAIV va-yik-RA la-HEM la-za-VAKH
Exegesis
The infinitive līzbōaḥ {לִזְבֹּ֤חַ | līzbōaḥ} ‘to sacrifice’ follows bāʾītî {בָּ֔אתִי | bāʾītî} ‘I have come’, indicating purpose.
The Piel imperfect wayyqaddēš {וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ | wayyqaddēš} ‘and he consecrated’ with ʾet-Yīšay {אֶת־יִשַׁי֙ | ʾet-Yīšay} and wə-ʾet-bānāyw {וְאֶת־בָּנָ֔יו | wə-ʾet-bānāyw} highlights the selection of Jesse’s family.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:5
And he said, “Peace . I have come to sacrifice to the LORD . Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word אִתִּ֖י (iti) 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.16.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.5.W8.S1) and character.