1 Samuel 18:11:31 Sam.18.11.W3TAB
אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֔ית
ethakhanit
“{direct object} the spear”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-kha-NIT
- Extended
- EET-hah-khah-NEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ha.ħaˈniːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the spear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ha-kha-NIT
- clause
va-YA-tel sha-UL ET-ha-kha-NIT va-yo-MER a-KE ve-da-VID u-va-KIR
- 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 phrase ʾet-hăḥānîṯ {אֶת־הַחֲנִ֔ית | ʾet-ha-ḥā-nî-ṯ} marks the definite direct object.
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 18:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 18:11, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֔ית (ethakhanit) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.11.W3.S1) and character.