1 Samuel 18:6:131 Sam.18.6.W13TAB
וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת
vehammekholot
“and the dances”
- Transliteration
- ve-ham-me-kho-LOT
- Extended
- veh-hahm-meh-khoh-LOHT
- IPA
- /vəhamməħoˈloːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the dances
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ham-me-kho-LOT
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHUR la-SHIR ve-ham-me-kho-LOT
- clause
va-ye-HI be-vo-AM be-SHUV da-VID me-ha-KHOT ET-ha-pe-lish-TI va-te-TSE-na ha-na-SHIM mi-KAL-a-RE yis-ra-EL la-SHUR la-SHIR ve-ham-me-kho-LOT lik-ra-AT sha-UL ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-vo-AM be-SHUV da-VID me-ha-KHOT ET-ha-pe-lish-TI va-te-TSE-na ha-na-SHIM mi-KAL-a-RE yis-ra-EL la-SHUR la-SHIR ve-ham-me-kho-LOT lik-ra-AT sha-UL ha-ME-lekh be-tu-PIM be-sim-KHA u-ve-sha-li-SHIM
Exegesis
The infinitive lā·šîr wə·ham·mə·ḥō·lōṯ {לָשִׁיר וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת | lā·šîr wə·ham·mə·ḥō·lōṯ} ‘to sing and the dances’ highlights parallel celebration forms.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:6
And it happened as they returned, when David had struck down the Philistine, that the women went out from all the cities of Israel to sing and to dance to meet Saul the king with tambourines and with joy , and with stringed instruments.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 18:6, so the Hebrew word וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת (vehammekholot) 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.18.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.6.W13.S1) and character.