1 Samuel 18:17:131 Sam.18.17.W13TAB
לְבֶן־חַ֔יִל
levenkhayil
“as a son of valor, a valiant man”
- Transliteration
- le-ven-kha-YIL
- Extended
- leh-VEHN-khah-YIHL
- IPA
- /ləvɛn.ħaˈjil/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a son of valor, a valiant man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-ven-kha-YIL
- phraseyour reading level
he-YE-lI le-ven-kha-YIL
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-da-VID hi-NE bit-TI ha-ge-do-LA me-RAV o-TA e-TEN-le-KHA le-i-SHA AKH he-YE-lI le-ven-kha-YIL ve-hil-la-KHEM mil-kha-MOT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-da-VID hi-NE bit-TI ha-ge-do-LA me-RAV o-TA e-TEN-le-KHA le-i-SHA AKH he-YE-lI le-ven-kha-YIL ve-hil-la-KHEM mil-kha-MOT ye-ho-VAH ve-sha-UL a-MAR al-te-HI ya-DI BO u-te-HI-VO yad-pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The construct le-ven-chayil {לְבֶן־חַ֔יִל | lə-ḇen-ḥă-yil} ‘son of valor’, followed by the imperative ve-hilachem {וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם | wə-hil-lā-ḥêm}, frames David’s military role in milchamot {מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת | mil-ḥa-mō-wōṯ} under the name YHWH {יְהוָ֑ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, indicating divine warfare.
Root and etymology
“strength, valor”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:17
And Saul said to David, “Behold, my eldest daughter Merab, I will give you as a wife; only be a son of valor for me and fight the battles of the LORD .” And Saul said, “Do not be my hand against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 18:17, so the Hebrew word לְבֶן־חַ֔יִל (levenkhayil) 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.18.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.17.W13.S1) and character.