1 Samuel 17:25:151 Sam.17.25.W15TAB
יַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּ
yaesherenu
“he will make him rich”
- Transliteration
- ya-e-she-RE-nu
- Extended
- yah-eh-sheh-REH-nnoo
- IPA
- /jaʕʃəˈrɛnːuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will make him rich
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-e-she-RE-nu
- phraseyour reading level
ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL
- clause
ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer ISH yis-ra-EL har-re-i-TEM ha-ISH ha-O-le ha-ZE KI le-kha-REF ET-yis-ra-EL O-LE ve-ha-YA ha-ISH a-sher-ya-KE-nu ya-e-she-RE-nu ham-ME-lekh O-sher ga-DOL ve-ET-bit-TO yit-TEN-lo ve-ET BET a-VIV ya-a-SE khof-SHI be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
In the reward clause, parallel imperfect verbs yakkēnnû {יַכֶּנּוּ | yakkēnnû} ‘strikes him’, yaʿšərēnnû {יַעְשְׁרֶנּוּ | yaʿšərēnnû} ‘will enrich him’, yitten-lō {יִתֶּן־ל֔וֹ | yitten-lō} ‘will give to him’, and yaʿăśēh {יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | yaʿăśēh} ‘will make’ structure the promise.
Root and etymology
“wealth”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:25
An Israelite said, “Do you see this man who comes forward? He comes to taunt Israel. The man who strikes him down will be granted by the king abundant riches, receive his daughter as wife, and have his father’s house freed in Israel.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:25:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 17:25, so the Hebrew word יַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּ (yaesherenu) 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.17.25.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.25.W15.S1) and character.