1 Samuel 16:5:91 Sam.16.5.W9TAB
בַּזָּ֑בַח
bazavakh
“to the sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ba-za-VAKH
- Extended
- bah-zah-VAKH
- IPA
- /bazːaˈvaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sacrifice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
ba-za-VAKH
- 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 locative bā-zāvaḥ {בַּזָּ֑בַח | bā-zāvaḥ} ‘at the sacrifice’ situates the action.
Root and etymology
“to slaughter, sacrifice”
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 16:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word בַּזָּ֑בַח (bazavakh) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.5.W9.S1) and character.