1 Samuel 18:13:61 Sam.18.13.W6TAB
שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף
saralef
“commander of a thousand”
- Transliteration
- sar-A-lef
- Extended
- sahr-AA-lehf
- IPA
- /sar.ˈʔaːlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- commander of a thousand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sar-A-lef
- clause
va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL me-im-MO va-ye-si-ME-hu LO sar-A-lef
- sentence
va-ye-si-RE-hu sha-UL me-im-MO va-ye-si-ME-hu LO sar-A-lef va-ye-TSE va-ya-VO lif-NE ha-AM
Exegesis
The construct sar-alef {שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף | śār-ʼālep̄} “commander of a thousand” defines David’s unit leadership.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–pe
“thousand”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:13
So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him as commander over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:13, so the Hebrew word שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף (saralef) 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.18.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.13.W6.S1) and character.