1 Samuel 17:1:121 Sam.17.1.W12TAB
בְּאֶ֥פֶ
beefes
“in Ephes”
- Transliteration
- be-E-fes
- Extended
- beh-EH-fehs
- IPA
- /bəˈʔɛfɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Ephes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met |
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Word in context
- word
be-E-fes
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-fes da-MIM
- clause
va-ya-kha-NU BEN-so-KHO u-VEN-a-ze-KA be-E-fes da-MIM
- sentence
va-ya-as-FU pe-lish-TIM et-ma-kha-ne-HEM lam-mil-kha-MA va-ye-as-FU so-KHO a-SHER li-ye-hu-DA va-ya-kha-NU BEN-so-KHO u-VEN-a-ze-KA be-E-fes da-MIM
Exegesis
The paired locatives bein-sokhoh {בֵּין־שׂוֹכֹה | bēn-sōḵōh} and u-bein-azekah {וּבֵין־עֲזֵקָה | ūbēn-ʿăzēqāh}, with be-efes dammim {בְּאֶפֶס דַּמִּים | bĕʾepes dammîm}, establishes the precise geography of the encampment. The paratactic structure builds momentum from assembly to encampment.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:1
The Philistines gathered their camps for battle ; they assembled at Socoh in Judah and set up camp between Socoh and Azekah at Efes Dammim.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 17:1, so the Hebrew word בְּאֶ֥פֶ (beefes) 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.17.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.1.W12.S1) and character.