1 Samuel 18:22:61 Sam.18.22.W6TAB
בַּלָּט֙
ballat
“in secret”
- Transliteration
- bal-LAT
- Extended
- bal-LAAT
- IPA
- /balˈlaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in secret
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
bal-LAT
- phraseyour reading level
dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT
- clause
va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha
- sentence
va-ye-TSAV sha-UL et-a-va-DO dab-be-RU el-da-VID bal-LAT le-MOR hin-NE kha-FETS be-KHA ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV a-he-VU-kha ve-a-TA hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The adverb balat {בַּלָּט | bal-lāṭ} emphasizes discretion by indicating secrecy.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:22
And Saul commanded his servant, “Speak to David secretly , saying, ‘Behold, the king desires you, and all his servants love you; now become the king’s son-in-law .’”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:22, so the Hebrew word בַּלָּט֙ (ballat) 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.18.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.22.W6.S1) and character.