1 Samuel 17:19:71 Sam.17.19.W7TAB
נִלְחָמִ֖ים
nilkhamim
“fighting”
- Transliteration
- nil-kha-MIM
- Extended
- nihl-khaa-MEEM
- IPA
- /nil.ħaˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- fighting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nil-kha-MIM
- clause
nil-kha-MIM im-pe-lish-TIM
- 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 verb nilchamim {נִלְחָמִ֖ים | nil-ḥā-mîm} ‘fighting’, a Niphal participle, indicates ongoing engagement, and the opposition is introduced by ʿim {עִם־ | ʿim} ‘with’ plus pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים | pə-liš-tîm} ‘Philistines’. English word order is adjusted to foreground the assembly and to convey continuous conflict.
Root and etymology
l-ch-mlamed–chet–mem
“to fight, wage war”
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 17:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:19, so the Hebrew word נִלְחָמִ֖ים (nilkhamim) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.19.W7.S1) and character.