1 Samuel 17:18:71 Sam.17.18.W7TAB
לְשַׂר־הָאָ֑לֶף
lesarhaalef
“to the commander of the thousand”
- Transliteration
- le-sar-ha-A-lef
- Extended
- leh-sahr-haa-AH-lehf
- IPA
- /lə.ˈsar.haː.ʔaːˌlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the commander of the thousand
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sar-ha-A-lef
- 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 prepositional phrase le-sar-ha-elef {לְשַׂר־הָאָלֶף | ləśar-hāʾālep̄} “to the commander of the thousand” specifies the military officer.
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 17:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:18, so the Hebrew word לְשַׂר־הָאָ֑לֶף (lesarhaalef) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.18.W7.S1) and character.