1 Samuel 17:7:51 Sam.17.7.W5TAB

אֹֽרְגִ֔ים

orgegim

of weavers

Transliteration
or-ge-GIM
Extended
ohr-geh-GEEM
IPA
/ʔor.ɣiˈʁiːm/

Meaning by language

English
of weavers

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֹֽ + רְ + גִ֔ים
or + ge + gim
orgegim

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Gimelg as in good
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    or-ge-GIM

  2. 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

  3. 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 comparative clause introduced by kimnor {כִּמְנוֹר | kîm-nôr} ‘like a weaver’s beam’ is modified by the participle or-gim {אֹרְגִים | ʾôr-gîm} used substantively for emphasis.

In context1 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 17:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:7, so the Hebrew word אֹֽרְגִ֔ים (orgegim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.7.W5.S1) and character.