1 Samuel 17:12:31 Sam.17.12.W3TAB
אֶפְרָתִ֜י
efrati
“an Ephrathite”
- Transliteration
- e-fra-TI
- Extended
- eh-frah-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛf.rɔˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an Ephrathite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
e-fra-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-da-VID ben-ISH e-fra-TI
- clause
ve-da-VID ben-ISH e-fra-TI ha-ZE mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA u-she-MO yi-SHAI ve-LO she-mo-NA va-NIM
- sentence
ve-da-VID ben-ISH e-fra-TI ha-ZE mi-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA u-she-MO yi-SHAI ve-LO she-mo-NA va-NIM ve-ha-ISH bi-ME sha-UL za-KEN BA ba-a-na-SHIM
Exegesis
The construct chain ben- {בֶּן־ | ben-} ‘son of’ + ish {אִ֨ישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ + efrati {אֶפְרָתִ֜י | ʾeprāṯî} ‘Ephrathite’ + hazzeh {הַזֶּה | haz-zēh} ‘this’ establishes David’s lineage.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of this Ephrathite man from Bethlehem of Judah, whose name was Jesse ; he had eight sons, and in the days of Saul he was old .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:12, so the Hebrew word אֶפְרָתִ֜י (efrati) 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.17.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.12.W3.S1) and character.