1 Samuel 18:11:51 Sam.18.11.W5TAB
אַכֶּ֥ה
ake
“I will strike”
- Transliteration
- a-KE
- Extended
- ah-KEH
- IPA
- /ʔakˈkɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will strike
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KE
- phraseyour reading level
a-KE ve-da-VID
- 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 Hifil imperfect ʾakkēh {אַכֶּ֥ה | ʾak-kēh} conveys Saul’s threat.
Root and etymology
נ־כ־ה
“to strike”
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 18:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 18:11, so the Hebrew word אַכֶּ֥ה (ake) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.11.W5.S1) and character.