1 Samuel 17:39:31 Sam.17.39.W3TAB
אֶת־חַ֠רְבּוֹ
etkharbo
“the sword of him”
- Transliteration
- et-KHAR-BO
- Extended
- eht-KHAHR-boh
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ħarˈboː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sword of him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-KHAR-BO
- phraseyour reading level
va-yakh-GOR da-VID et-KHAR-BO
- clause
va-yakh-GOR da-VID et-KHAR-BO me-AL le-mad-DAV va-yo-EL la-LE-khet KI lo-NI-sa va-yo-MER da-VID el-sha-UL LO u-KHAL la-LE-khet ba-EL-le KI LO ni-SI-ti
- sentence
va-yakh-GOR da-VID et-KHAR-BO me-AL le-mad-DAV va-yo-EL la-LE-khet KI lo-NI-sa va-yo-MER da-VID el-sha-UL LO u-KHAL la-LE-khet ba-EL-le KI LO ni-SI-ti va-ye-si-REM da-VID me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The accusative particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces charbo {חַרְבּוֹ | ḥarbô} as the direct object.
Root and etymology
ח־ר־בḥ-r-b
“to destroy; sword”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:39
David girded his sword over his armor and tried to go, for he had not tested them; and he said to Saul, “I cannot go in these, for I have not tried them.” So he removed them from himself.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:39, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חַ֠רְבּוֹ (etkharbo) 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.17.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.39.W3.S1) and character.