1 Samuel 19:10:161 Sam.19.10.W16TAB
בַּלַּ֥יְלָה
balaila
“in the night”
- Transliteration
- ba-LAI-la
- Extended
- bah-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /balˈlajlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-LAI-la
- phraseyour reading level
ba-LAI-la HU
- clause
ve-da-VID NAS va-yim-ma-LET ba-LAI-la HU
- 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 final series of perfect verbs nas {נָ֥ס | nās} “he fled” and vayyimmalet {וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט | wayyimmāleṯ} “and he escaped” with ballaylah {בַּלַּ֥יְלָה | ba-laylāh} “at night” emphasizes the completeness of David’s deliverance. This rendering preserves the Hebrew verb sequence while ensuring clear English subject–verb–object order.
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 19:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 19:10, so the Hebrew word בַּלַּ֥יְלָה (balaila) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.10.W16.S1) and character.