1 Samuel 17:13:61 Sam.17.13.W6TAB
אַחֲרֵי־שָׁא֖וּל
akhareishaul
“after Saul”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-REI-sha-ul
- Extended
- ah-khah-REE-shaa-ool
- IPA
- /ʔaħraːˈʔeː.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- after Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-REI-sha-ul
- phraseyour reading level
hal-KHU a-kha-REI-sha-ul
- clause
va-YE-le-khu she-LO-shet be-NEI-yi-shai ha-ge-do-LIM hal-KHU a-kha-REI-sha-ul la-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
va-YE-le-khu she-LO-shet be-NEI-yi-shai ha-ge-do-LIM hal-KHU a-kha-REI-sha-ul la-mil-kha-MA ve-SHEM she-LO-shet ba-NAV a-SHER hal-KHU ba-mil-kha-MA e-li-AV ha-be-KHOR u-mish-NE-hu a-vi-na-DAV ve-ha-she-li-SHI sha-MA
Exegesis
The phrase acharei-Shaul la-milchamah {אַחֲרֵי־שָׁאוּל לַמִּלְחָמָה | ʾăḥǎrê šā’ûl la·mil·ḥā·māh} forms a purpose clause ‘to follow Saul into the war.’
Root and etymology
ש־א־לš–ʾ–l
“asked for”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:13
The three oldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the war ; the sons who went were Eliab the firstborn , Abinadab the second, and Shammah the third.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:13, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵי־שָׁא֖וּל (akhareishaul) 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.17.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.13.W6.S1) and character.