1 Samuel 17:18:111 Sam.17.18.W11TAB
וְאֶת־עֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם
veetarubatam
“and their pledge”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-a-ru-BA-tam
- Extended
- veh-eht-ah-ruh-BAA-taam
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.ʕă.ruˈb.baː.tam/
Meaning by language
- English
- and their pledge
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-a-ru-BA-tam
- 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
Finally, the Qal imperfect verb tikach {תִּקָּח | tiqqāḥ} takes the object ve-et-a-rubbatam {וְאֶת־עֲרֻבָּתָם | wə-ʾet̄-ʿărubbāṯām} “their pledge.” The sequence of verbs—bring, inspect, take—emphasizes provision, oversight, and accountability.
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 17:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 17:18, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־עֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם (veetarubatam) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.18.W11.S1) and character.