1 Samuel 18:11:101 Sam.18.11.W10TAB
מִפָּנָ֖יו
mipanav
“from before him or away from him”
- Transliteration
- mi-pa-NAV
- Extended
- mih-paa-NAAV
- IPA
- /mip.paːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- from before him or away from him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-pa-NAV
- clause
va-yis-SOV da-VID mi-pa-NAV pa-a-MAI-yim
- sentence
va-YA-tel sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT va-yo-MER a-KE ve-da-VID u-va-KIR va-yis-SOV da-VID mi-pa-NAV pa-a-MAI-yim
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to David’s evasion via wayyissōḇ {וַיִּסֹּ֥ב | way-yis-sōḇ} ‘and he turned aside’, with mippānāw {מִפָּנָ֖יו | min-pā-nāw} ‘from before him’ indicating avoidance of Saul’s presence.
Root and etymology
פּ־נ־ה
“to turn”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:11
Saul hurled his spear and said, “I will strike David into the wall.” David turned aside from before him twice .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 18:11, so the Hebrew word מִפָּנָ֖יו (mipanav) 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.18.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.11.W10.S1) and character.