1 Samuel 18:19:101 Sam.18.19.W10TAB
הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י
hammekholati
“the Meholathite”
- Transliteration
- ham-me-kho-la-TI
- Extended
- hahm-meh-khoh-laa-TEE
- IPA
- /ham.məħoːlaːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Meholathite
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-me-kho-la-TI
- phraseyour reading level
le-ad-ri-EL ham-me-kho-la-TI
- clause
ve-HI nit-te-NA le-ad-ri-EL ham-me-kho-la-TI le-i-SHA
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-ET TET et-ME-rav bat-sha-UL le-da-VID ve-HI nit-te-NA le-ad-ri-EL ham-me-kho-la-TI le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The phrase le-adriel {לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל | lə-ʿăd-rî-ʾēl} ‘to Adriel’ with ha-meḥōlāṯî {הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י | ham-meḥō-lāṯî} ‘the Meholathite’ and le-’îšāh {לְאִשָּֽׁה | lə-ʾîš-šāh} ‘as a wife’ specifies the actual marriage. The contrast between the infinitive temporal clause and the perfect aspect highlights the tension between the intended and the actual marital outcome.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:19
And it came to pass at the time when Merab, daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, and she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 18:19, so the Hebrew word הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י (hammekholati) 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.18.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.19.W10.S1) and character.