1 Samuel 17:19:51 Sam.17.19.W5TAB
בְּעֵ֖מֶק
beemek
“in the valley of”
- Transliteration
- be-E-mek
- Extended
- beh-EE-mehk
- IPA
- /bəˈʕeːmɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the valley of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
be-E-mek
- clause
ve-sha-UL ve-HEM-ma ve-KHOL-ISH yis-ra-EL be-E-mek ha-e-LA
- sentence
ve-sha-UL ve-HEM-ma ve-KHOL-ISH yis-ra-EL be-E-mek ha-e-LA nil-kha-MIM im-pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The locative be'emeq ha'elah {בְּעֵ֖מֶק הָֽאֵלָ֑ה | bə-ʿê-meq hā-ʼê-lāh} ‘in the Valley of Elah’ establishes the setting.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-qayin–mem–qof
“valley; low place”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:19
Saul and all the men of Israel had assembled in the Valley of Elah, locked in battle with the Philistines.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:19, so the Hebrew word בְּעֵ֖מֶק (beemek) 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.17.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.19.W5.S1) and character.