1 Samuel 18:25:171 Sam.18.25.W17TAB
לְהַפִּ֥יל
lehapil
“to make fall”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-PIL
- Extended
- leh-hah-PEEL
- IPA
- /ləhapˈpiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make fall
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-ha-PIL
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-PIL et-da-VID
- clause
ve-sha-UL kha-SHAV le-ha-PIL et-da-VID be-yad-pe-lish-TIM
- 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 conjunction wə-Shaʾûl {וְשָׁאוּל} shifts to the perfect ḥā-šav {חָשַׁב} and the piel infinitive lə-hap-pīl {לְהַפִּיל} expresses Saul’s intent to bring David low by be-yad-Pə-liš-TIM {בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים}. The Hebrew VSO order is rendered in English SVO, retaining purpose and causal nuances for clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–lamed–lamed
“to cause to fall”
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 18:25:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word לְהַפִּ֥יל (lehapil) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.25.W17.S1) and character.