1 Samuel 18:4:31 Sam.18.4.W3TAB
אֶֽת־הַמְּעִיל֙
ethameil
“{direct object} the robe”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-me-IL
- Extended
- eht-hah-meh-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hamməˈʕiːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the robe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
et-ha-me-IL
- clause
va-yit-pa-SHET ye-ho-na-TAN et-ha-me-IL a-SHER a-LAV va-yit-ne-HU le-da-VID
- sentence
va-yit-pa-SHET ye-ho-na-TAN et-ha-me-IL a-SHER a-LAV va-yit-ne-HU le-da-VID u-mad-DAV ve-ad-khar-BO ve-ad-kash-TO ve-ad-kha-go-RO
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ’et} marks the definite noun hamme’il {הַמְּעִיל | ham-me-’il} ‘robe.’
Root and etymology
m-‘-lmem–ayin–lamed
“robe”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:4
Then Jonathan removed the robe that was upon him and gave it to David, along with his armor , and even his sword, and even his bow, and even his belt.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־הַמְּעִיל֙ (ethameil) 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.18.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.4.W3.S1) and character.