1 Samuel 17:38:71 Sam.17.38.W7TAB
נְחֹ֖שֶׁת
nekhoshet
“of bronze”
- Transliteration
- ne-KHO-shet
- Extended
- neh-KHOH-sheht
- IPA
- /nəˈħoʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of bronze
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ne-KHO-shet
- phraseyour reading level
KO-va ne-KHO-shet
- clause
va-yal-BESH sha-UL ET-da-VID mad-DA-v ve-na-TAN KO-va ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho
- sentence
va-yal-BESH sha-UL ET-da-VID mad-DA-v ve-na-TAN KO-va ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho va-yal-BESH o-TO shir-YON
Root and etymology
Rootnun–ḥet–shin
“bronze”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:38
Saul dressed David in his own battle garments , placed a bronze helmet on his head, and put a coat of mail on him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:38, so the Hebrew word נְחֹ֖שֶׁת (nekhoshet) 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.17.38.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.38.W7.S1) and character.