1 Samuel 17:7:91 Sam.17.7.W9TAB
שְׁקָלִ֖ים
shekalim
“shekels”
- Transliteration
- she-ka-LIM
- Extended
- sheh-qah-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʃəqaˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- shekels
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
she-ka-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
shesh-me-OT she-ka-LIM
- 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
Rootshin–qoph–lamed
“shekels”
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 17:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 17:7, so the Hebrew word שְׁקָלִ֖ים (shekalim) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.7.W9.S1) and character.