1 Samuel 17:7:101 Sam.17.7.W10TAB
בַּרְזֶ֑ל
barzel
“of iron”
- Transliteration
- bar-ZEL
- Extended
- bahr-ZEHL
- IPA
- /barˈzɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of iron
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bar-ZEL
- clause
ve-KHETS ve-ETS kha-ni-TO kim-NOR or-ge-GIM ve-la-HE-vet kha-ni-TO shesh-me-OT she-ka-LIM bar-ZEL
- sentence
ve-KHETS ve-ETS kha-ni-TO kim-NOR or-ge-GIM ve-la-HE-vet kha-ni-TO shesh-me-OT she-ka-LIM bar-ZEL ve-no-SE ha-tsi-NA ho-LEKH le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The weight is specified by the construct numeral phrase shesh-me-ot she-qā-lim bar-zel {שֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת שְׁקָלִים בַּרְזֶל | šêš-mê-ʾôṯ še-qā-lîm bar-zēl}, integrating number, unit, and material.
Root and etymology
b–r–z–lbet–resh–zayin–lamed
“iron”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:7
The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam , and the blade of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron ; and the shield-bearer walked before him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 17:7, so the Hebrew word בַּרְזֶ֑ל (barzel) 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.17.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.7.W10.S1) and character.