1 Samuel 17:4:81 Sam.17.4.W8TAB
גָּבְה֕וֹ
gavho
“his height”
- Transliteration
- gav-HO
- Extended
- gahv-HOH
- IPA
- /ɡɔvˈhoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his height
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
gav-HO
- clause
gav-HO SHESH a-MOT va-ZE-ret
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim mi-ma-kha-NOT pe-lish-TIM gol-YAT she-MO mi-GAT gav-HO SHESH a-MOT va-ZE-ret
Exegesis
Finally, the nominal clause gavho shesh ammot va-zaret {גָּבְה֕וֹ שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת וָזָֽרֶת | gāvôh šêš ʾammôt wā-zā-ret} records his impressive stature, with numerals quantifying his height and the possessive suffix underscoring his physical presence. Placing this description last heightens the suspense before David’s response.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:4
A champion came out from the Philistine camps. His name was Goliath from Gath, and his height was six cubits and a span .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 17:4, so the Hebrew word גָּבְה֕וֹ (gavho) 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.17.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.4.W8.S1) and character.