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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
or-ge-GIM
- 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 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 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 17:7:5 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.