1 Samuel 18:25:51 Sam.18.25.W5TAB
אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ
enkhefets
“there is no desire”
- Transliteration
- EN-KHE-fets
- Extended
- EEN-KHEH-fehts
- IPA
- /ʔeːn.ˈħɛ.fɛts/
Meaning by language
- English
- there is no desire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
EN-KHE-fets
- phraseyour reading level
EN-KHE-fets la-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 negation ʼēn {אֵין} precedes khefeṣ {חֵפֶץ} to specify absence of desire.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–pe–tsadi
“desire, delight”
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 18:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 18:25, so the Hebrew word אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ (enkhefets) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.25.W5.S1) and character.