1 Samuel 18:19:111 Sam.18.19.W11TAB
לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
leisha
“for a wife”
- Transliteration
- le-i-SHA
- Extended
- leh-ih-SHAA
- IPA
- /ləʔiʃˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a wife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-i-SHA
- 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.
Root and etymology
’-š-haleph–shin–heh
“woman, wife”
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 18:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 18:19, so the Hebrew word לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (leisha) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.19.W11.S1) and character.