1 Samuel 18:25:131 Sam.18.25.W13TAB
בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י
beoyeve
“on the enemies of”
- Transliteration
- be-o-ye-VE
- Extended
- beh-oh-yeh-VEE
- IPA
- /bəʔoːjəˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- on the enemies of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-o-ye-VE
- phraseyour reading level
be-o-ye-VE ha-ME-lekh
- 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
ʼ-y-baleph–yod–bet
“enemy, adversary”
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 18:25:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י (beoyeve) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.25.W13.S1) and character.