1 Samuel 17:11:41 Sam.17.11.W4TAB
אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י
etdivrei
“{direct object marker} words of”
- Transliteration
- et-div-REI
- Extended
- eht-dihv-REE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.divˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} words of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-div-REI
- phraseyour reading level
et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-yish-MA sha-UL ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI ha-EL-le
- sentence
va-yish-MA sha-UL ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI ha-EL-le va-ye-KHA-tu va-yir-E-u me-OD
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the nominal clause dibrê haplišṭî hāʾelleh {דִּבְרֵי הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי הָאֵלֶּה | dibrê haplišṭî hāʾelleh} ‘these words of the Philistine’, which serves as the stimulus for the emotional reaction.
Root and etymology
Rootdalet–bet–resh
“word, matter”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:11
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 17:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י (etdivrei) 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.17.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.11.W4.S1) and character.