1 Samuel 17:43:121 Sam.17.43.W12TAB
בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃
beelohav
“by his gods”
- Transliteration
- be-e-lo-HAV
- Extended
- beh-ee-loh-HAAV
- IPA
- /beː.ʔɛloːˈhaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- by his gods
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
be-e-lo-HAV
- clause
va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bē–ʾĕlōhāv {בֵּאלֹהָֽיו | bē–ʾĕlōhāv} ‘by his gods’ denotes the instrumentality of pagan deities. This structure of vav-consecutive verbs, rhetorical interrogation, and instrumentality expressions characterizes the Philistine’s scorn and blasphemy.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:43
The Philistine said to David, “Am I the dog , that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:43:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 17:43, so the Hebrew word בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃ (beelohav) 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.17.43.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.43.W12.S1) and character.