1 Samuel 17:33:161 Sam.17.33.W16TAB
מִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃
minneuraiv
“from his youth”
- Transliteration
- min-ne-u-RAIV
- Extended
- mihn-neh-uh-RAA-yv
- IPA
- /min.nəʕuːˈraːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- from his youth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-ne-u-RAIV
- clause
ki-NA-ar a-TA ve-HU ISH mil-kha-MA min-ne-u-RAIV
- sentence
va-yo-MER sha-UL el-da-VID LO tu-KHAL la-LE-khet el-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-ZE le-hil-la-KHEM im-MO ki-NA-ar a-TA ve-HU ISH mil-kha-MA min-ne-u-RAIV
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase min-ne'urav {מִנְּעֻרָיו | min-ne-‘ū-rā-v} indicates Goliath’s lifelong combat experience. This antithetical structure underscores the contrast between David’s inexperience and Goliath’s seasoned warfare readiness.
Root and etymology
n-‘-rnun–ayin–resh
“youth, adolescent”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:33
And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go to this Philistine to fight him, for you are a youth , and he has been a man of war from his youth.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:33:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 17:33, so the Hebrew word מִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ (minneuraiv) 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.17.33.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.33.W16.S1) and character.