1 Samuel 17:42:101 Sam.17.42.W10TAB
מַרְאֶֽה׃
mare
“appearance”
- Transliteration
- mar-E
- Extended
- mahr-EH
- IPA
- /marˈʔɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- appearance
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mar-E
- phraseyour reading level
im-ye-FE mar-E
- clause
KI-ha-YA NA-ar ve-ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE mar-E
- sentence
va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI va-yir-E et-da-VID va-yiv-ZE-hu KI-ha-YA NA-ar ve-ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE mar-E
Exegesis
The descriptive chain veadmoni {וְאַדְמֹנִ֖י | wə-ʾadmōnî} ‘ruddy’ and im yefeh mareh {עִם־יְפֵ֥ה מַרְאֶֽה | ʿim yəp̄ê marʾēh} ‘with handsome appearance’ builds David’s visual portrayal. The structure transitions from action to characterization, employing coordination and nominal clauses to shape the Philistine’s contemptuous response.
Root and etymology
Rootresh-aleph-he
“appearance”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:42
The Philistine looked and saw David and despised him, for David was a youth , ruddy, and pleasing in appearance .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:42:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 17:42, so the Hebrew word מַרְאֶֽה׃ (mare) 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.17.42.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.42.W10.S1) and character.