1 Samuel 18:11:111 Sam.18.11.W11TAB
פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃
paamaiyim
“two times”
- Transliteration
- pa-a-MAI-yim
- Extended
- pah-ah-MAI-yeem
- IPA
- /pa.ʕaˈmaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two times
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-a-MAI-yim
- 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
Finally, the dual paʿāmāyim {פַּעֲמָֽיִם | pa-ʿa-mā-yim} ‘twice’ underscores repetition. The chaining of vav-consecutive verbs creates urgency, reflected in the concise English.
Root and etymology
פ־ע־ם
“occasion, beat”
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 18:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 18:11, so the Hebrew word פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃ (paamaiyim) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.11.W11.S1) and character.