1 Samuel 18:28:91 Sam.18.28.W9TAB
אַהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃
ahevatehu
“she loved him”
- Transliteration
- a-HE-vat-e-HU
- Extended
- ah-HEH-vahteh-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔaˈheː.vatˌhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she loved him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-HE-vat-e-HU
- clause
u-mi-KHAL bat-sha-UL a-HE-vat-e-HU
- sentence
va-YAR-e sha-UL va-YE-da KI Ye-ho-VAH im-DA-vid u-mi-KHAL bat-sha-UL a-HE-vat-e-HU
Exegesis
The coordinated nouns u-Michal {וּמִיכַ֥ל | wǝ-Mîkhāl} “and Michal” with bat-Sha'ul {בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל | bat-Šāʼûl} “daughter of Saul” frame her identity, and the perfect verb ahevathu {אַהֵבַֽתְהוּ | ʾăhēḇaṯ-hû} “she loved him” communicates completed affection. This compact structure links divine presence and personal devotion in a single narrative moment.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–he–bet
“to love”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:28
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 18:28, so the Hebrew word אַהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃ (ahevatehu) 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.18.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.28.W9.S1) and character.