1 Samuel 17:3:61 Sam.17.3.W6TAB
עֹמְדִ֥ים
omedim
“standing”
- Transliteration
- o-me-DIM
- Extended
- oh-meh-DEEM
- IPA
- /ʕoməˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- standing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
o-me-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR
- clause
u-fe-lish-TIM o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-yis-ra-EL o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE
- sentence
u-fe-lish-TIM o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-yis-ra-EL o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-ha-GAI be-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The verse features two parallel clauses introduced by the participle omdim {עֹמְדִים | ʿô-mə-dîm} ‘are standing’, denoting an ongoing military posture.
Root and etymology
ע-מ-ד
“to stand, take a stand”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:3
The Philistines held their ground on the hill on one side, and Israel held the hill on the other side, with the valley between them.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:3, so the Hebrew word עֹמְדִ֥ים (omedim) 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.17.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.3.W6.S1) and character.