1 Samuel 17:18:101 Sam.17.18.W10TAB
לְשָׁל֔וֹם
leshalom
“for well-being”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-LOM
- Extended
- leh-shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ləʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for well-being
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
tif-KOD le-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-et-a-KHE-kha tif-KOD le-sha-LOM ve-et-a-ru-BA-tam tik-KAKH
- sentence
ve-ET a-se-RET kha-ri-TSE he-kha-LAV ha-E-le ta-VI le-sar-ha-A-lef ve-et-a-KHE-kha tif-KOD le-sha-LOM ve-et-a-ru-BA-tam tik-KAKH
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb tipkod {תִּפְקֹד | tippəqōḏ} governs the object ve-et-a-cheikha {וְאֶת־אַחֶיךָ | wə-ʾet̄-ʾaḥekā} “your brothers” with the purpose phrase le-shalom {לְשָׁלוֹם | ləšālôm} “for well-being.”
Root and etymology
š-l-mshin–lamed–mem
“peace, well-being”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:18
Bring these ten slices of cheese to the commander of the thousand, check the welfare of your brothers, and take their pledge .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 17:18, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁל֔וֹם (leshalom) 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.17.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.18.W10.S1) and character.