1 Samuel 19:10:121 Sam.19.10.W12TAB
בַּקִּ֑יר
bakir
“into the wall”
- Transliteration
- ba-KIR
- Extended
- bah-KEER
- IPA
- /bacˈqiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the wall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KIR
- clause
va-ye-va-KESH sha-UL le-ha-KOT ba-kha-NIT be-da-VID u-va-KIR va-yif-TAR mi-pe-NE sha-UL va-YAKH ET-ha-kha-NIT ba-KIR
- sentence
va-ye-va-KESH sha-UL le-ha-KOT ba-kha-NIT be-da-VID u-va-KIR va-yif-TAR mi-pe-NE sha-UL va-YAKH ET-ha-kha-NIT ba-KIR ve-da-VID NAS va-yim-ma-LET ba-LAI-la HU
Exegesis
The sequence returns to Saul in the Qal perfect vayyakh {וַיַּ֥ךְ | wayyaḵ} “and he struck,” driving et-hachanit {אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֖ית | ’et-ha-ḥănît} “the spear” into bakir {בַּקִּיר֑ | ba-qqîr} “in the wall.”
In context — 1 Samuel 19:10
And Saul sought to strike David with the spear against the wall, but David evaded him, and Saul drove the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 19:10, so the Hebrew word בַּקִּ֑יר (bakir) 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.19.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.10.W12.S1) and character.