1 Samuel 17:10:41 Sam.17.10.W4TAB
חֵרַ֛פְתִּי
kherafti
“I have defied or reproached”
- Transliteration
- khe-raf-TI
- Extended
- khee-rahf-TEE
- IPA
- /ħeː.răfˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have defied or reproached
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-raf-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI a-NI khe-raf-TI ET-ma-ar-KHOT yis-ra-EL ha-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI a-NI khe-raf-TI ET-ma-ar-KHOT yis-ra-EL ha-YOM ha-ZE te-NU-LI ISH ve-nil-la-kha-MA YA-khad
Exegesis
The pronoun ani {אֲנִי | ʾănî} with the Qal perfect verb ḥeraphti {חֵרַפְתִּי | ḥeraptî} conveys a completed act of defiance.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-pḥet–resh–pe
“to taunt or insult”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said, “I have defied the battle lines of Israel this day. Give me a man, and let us fight together .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word חֵרַ֛פְתִּי (kherafti) 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.17.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.10.W4.S1) and character.