1 Samuel 18:27:81 Sam.18.27.W8TAB
מָאתַ֣יִם
matayim
“two hundred”
- Transliteration
- ma-TA-yim
- Extended
- maa-TAH-yihm
- IPA
- /maːˈtaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two hundred
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ma-TA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ma-TA-yim ISH
- clause
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-ye-LEKH HU va-a-na-SHA-v va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM ma-TA-yim ISH va-ya-VE da-VID et-ar-lo-te-HEM va-ye-mal-UM la-ME-lekh le-hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-ye-LEKH HU va-a-na-SHA-v va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM ma-TA-yim ISH va-ya-VE da-VID et-ar-lo-te-HEM va-ye-mal-UM la-ME-lekh le-hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh va-yit-TEN-LO sha-UL et-mi-KHAL bit-TO le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The object clause bappelištîm māṯāyīm îš {בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים מָאתַיִם אִישׁ | bappelištîm māṯāyīm îš} 'two hundred Philistine soldiers' specifies enemy and number.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:27
And David rose up and went out with his men, struck down two hundred Philistine soldiers, and brought their foreskins to present in full to the king for the marriage. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 18:27, so the Hebrew word מָאתַ֣יִם (matayim) 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.18.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.27.W8.S1) and character.