1 Samuel 18:25:121 Sam.18.25.W12TAB
לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם
lehinnakem
“to take vengeance”
- Transliteration
- le-hin-na-KEM
- Extended
- leh-hihn-nah-KEEM
- IPA
- /ləhin.naːˈqeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to take vengeance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-hin-na-KEM
- 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 infinitive lə-hin-nā-qēm {לְהִנָּקֵם} serves as purpose “to take vengeance” against the king’s enemies in construct state bə-ʼō-yĕ-HE {אֹיְבֵי}.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–qof–mem
“to take revenge”
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 18:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם (lehinnakem) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.25.W12.S1) and character.