1 Samuel 17:25:91 Sam.17.25.W9TAB
לְחָרֵ֥ף
lekharef
“to reproach or defy”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-REF
- Extended
- leh-khaa-REEF
- IPA
- /ləħaːˈreːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to reproach or defy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-kha-REF
- phraseyour reading level
le-kha-REF ET-yis-ra-EL
- clause
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
- 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
The infinitive lə-ḥārēp̄ {לְחָרֵ֥ף | lə-ḥārēp̄} ‘to taunt’ signals ongoing provocation.
Root and etymology
“to insult”
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 17:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 17:25, so the Hebrew word לְחָרֵ֥ף (lekharef) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.25.W9.S1) and character.