1 Samuel 17:49:41 Sam.17.49.W4TAB
אֶל־הַכֶּ֗לִי
elhakeli
“to the vessel or bag”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-KE-li
- Extended
- ehl-hah-KEH-lih
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.hakˈkɛli/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the vessel or bag
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-KE-li
- clause
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
- 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
Exegesis
The construct et yado el hakkeli {אֶת־יָדֹו אֶל־הַכֶּלִי | ʾet yādô ʾel ha-kēlî} signals deliberate movement toward the sling pouch.
Root and etymology
k-l-yk-l-y
“implement”
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 17:49:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 17:49, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַכֶּ֗לִי (elhakeli) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.49.W4.S1) and character.