1 Samuel 17:40:141 Sam.17.40.W14TAB
וְקַלְּע֣וֹ
vekalo
“and his sling”
- Transliteration
- ve-kal-O
- Extended
- veh-kahl-OH
- IPA
- /vəqalˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and his sling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
ve-kal-O
- phraseyour reading level
ve-kal-O ve-YA-do
- clause
va-yik-KAKH mak-LO be-YA-do va-yiv-KHAR-lo kha-mish-SHA kha-lu-KE-a-va-NIM min-ha-NA-khal va-ya-SEM o-TAM bikh-LI ha-ro-IM a-SHER-lo u-va-yal-KUT ve-kal-O ve-YA-do
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH mak-LO be-YA-do va-yiv-KHAR-lo kha-mish-SHA kha-lu-KE-a-va-NIM min-ha-NA-khal va-ya-SEM o-TAM bikh-LI ha-ro-IM a-SHER-lo u-va-yal-KUT ve-kal-O ve-YA-do va-yig-GASH el-ha-pe-lish-TI
Root and etymology
Rootq-l-ʿ
“sling”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:40
He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the wadi , placed them in his shepherd’s pouch, and with his sling in hand approached the Philistine.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:40:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 17:40, so the Hebrew word וְקַלְּע֣וֹ (vekalo) 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.17.40.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.40.W14.S1) and character.