1 Samuel 17:18:41 Sam.17.18.W4TAB
הֶֽחָלָב֙
hekhalav
“of the milk”
- Transliteration
- he-kha-LAV
- Extended
- heh-khah-LAAV
- IPA
- /hɛħaˈlaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the milk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
he-kha-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ri-TSE he-kha-LAV
- clause
ve-ET a-se-RET kha-ri-TSE he-kha-LAV ha-E-le ta-VI le-sar-ha-A-lef
- 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 construct phrase aseret charitsei ha-chalav ha’eleh {עֲשֶׂרֶת חֲרִצֵי הֶחָלָב הָאֵלֶּה | ʿăśeret ḥăriṣê haḥā-lāv hāʾelleh} “ten slices of this cheese” functions as the object of the Hiphil imperfect verb tavi {תָּבִיא | tāḇîʾ}.
Root and etymology
l-b-blamed–bet–bet
“heart, mind”
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 17:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 17:18, so the Hebrew word הֶֽחָלָב֙ (hekhalav) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.18.W4.S1) and character.