1 Samuel 17:40:61 Sam.17.40.W6TAB
חֲלֻּקֵֽי־אֲבָנִ֣ים
khalukeavanim
“smooth stones”
- Transliteration
- kha-lu-KE-a-va-NIM
- Extended
- khah-luh-KEE-ah-vah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ħa.lːuˈqeː.ʔăvaˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- smooth stones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-lu-KE-a-va-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiv-KHAR-lo kha-mish-SHA kha-lu-KE-a-va-NIM min-ha-NA-khal
- 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
Rootʾ-b-n
“stones”
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 17:40:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:40, so the Hebrew word חֲלֻּקֵֽי־אֲבָנִ֣ים (khalukeavanim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.40.W6.S1) and character.