1 Samuel 18:20:21 Sam.18.20.W2TAB
מִיכַ֥ל
mikhal
“Michal”
- Transliteration
- MI-khal
- Extended
- MIH-khal
- IPA
- /ˈmiħal/
Meaning by language
- English
- Michal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MI-khal
- phraseyour reading level
MI-khal BAT-sha-UL
- clause
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID
- sentence
va-te-e-HAV MI-khal BAT-sha-UL et-da-VID va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL va-yi-SHAR ha-da-VAR be-e-NAIV
Exegesis
The construct phrase mîkḥāl baṯ-šāʼûl {מִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל | mîkḥāl baṯ-šāʼûl} ‘Michal the daughter of Saul’ expresses her lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–kaf–lamed
“Michal”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:20
And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved David, and they told Saul, and the matter was pleasing in his eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word מִיכַ֥ל (mikhal) 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.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.20.W2.S1) and character.