1 Samuel 17:49:141 Sam.17.49.W14TAB
בְּמִצְח֔וֹ
bemitskho
“in his forehead”
- Transliteration
- be-mits-KHO
- Extended
- beh-mih ts-KHOH
- IPA
- /bəmitˈħoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his forehead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-mits-KHO
- clause
va-tit-Ba ha-E-ven be-mits-KHO va-yip-POL al-pa-NAV AR-tse
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH da-VID et-YA-do el-ha-KE-li va-yik-KAKH mish-SHAM E-ven va-ye-kal-LA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI el-mits-KHO va-tit-Ba ha-E-ven be-mits-KHO va-yip-POL al-pa-NAV AR-tse
In context — 1 Samuel 17:49
Then David reached into the sling pouch , drew out a stone, hurled it, and struck the Philistine champion on the forehead. The stone embedded itself there, and he fell face-first to the ground.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:49:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 17:49, so the Hebrew word בְּמִצְח֔וֹ (bemitskho) 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.17.49.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.49.W14.S1) and character.