1 Samuel 18:25:101 Sam.18.25.W10TAB
עָרְל֣וֹת
arelot
“foreskins”
- Transliteration
- a-re-LOT
- Extended
- aa-reh-LOHT
- IPA
- /ʕɔrˈloːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- foreskins
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
a-re-LOT
- phraseyour reading level
a-re-LOT pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL KO-to-me-RU le-da-VID EN-KHE-fets la-ME-lekh be-MO-har KI be-me-A a-re-LOT pe-lish-TIM le-hin-na-KEM be-o-ye-VE ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL KO-to-me-RU le-da-VID EN-KHE-fets la-ME-lekh be-MO-har KI be-me-A a-re-LOT pe-lish-TIM le-hin-na-KEM be-o-ye-VE ha-ME-lekh ve-sha-UL kha-SHAV le-ha-PIL et-da-VID be-yad-pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The noun mōhar {מֹהַר} “bride-price” is quantified by bə-mê-ʼāh {בְּמֵאָה} “one hundred” modifying ʿarlōṯ Pə-liš-TIM {עָרְלוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים} “foreskins of the Philistines.”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:25
And Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘The king has no desire for a bride-price other than one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take revenge on the king’s enemies.’” And Saul planned to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:25:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word עָרְל֣וֹת (arelot) 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.18.25.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.25.W10.S1) and character.